Gallavan Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Gallavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
England231:2,422,52489,093
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales141:112,0304,740
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Gallavan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gallavan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gallavan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallavan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gallavan is the 1,300,225th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gallavan live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gallavan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 29 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Chile, where 2 percent are found.

Gallavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gallavan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gallavan surname increased 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gallavan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gallavan last name are 17.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.83% registered with the party.

Gallavan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallavant940/
Galavan93468/
Gallawan88230/
Ghalavan883/
Galatvan881/
Galavant881/
Galavaan881/
Galavane881/
Gallevan880/
Gallovan880/
Hallavan880/
Alavan86197/
Ghalavand827,071/
Hallavand8266/
Hallavant8215/
Galavaine820/
Allawan801,435/
Alavand80662/
Galawan80337/
Allaban80284/
Galaban80252/
Alavane80248/
Halavan80148/
Galovan8062/
Alavant8054/
Golavan8010/
Galavam809/
Alavain804/
Alhavan802/
Gelavan801/
Galevan801/
Ailavan801/
Algavan801/
Alavaun801/
Galavon800/
Galavanova7837/
Gaylawan75515/
Allawane75448/
Allayban75428/
Halavane75231/
Gallawon7575/
Alasvand7533/
Alliawan7519/
Aalavane7511/
Ngalawan7510/
Halavaan759/
Golavand756/
Golavane756/
Ahalavan756/
Gallowan755/
Gailawan754/
Allavone753/
Galabane752/
Alhlawan751/
Halavand751/
Halayvan751/
Gaelawan751/
Eullavan751/
Allawwan751/
Allabaan751/
Galawane751/
Allahwan751/
Ghalaban751/
Hallovan750/
Alaban713,635/
Alawan712,007/
Allavoine71167/
Ngalloban7135/
Olavan7126/
Alavon716/
Gaylawang714/
Alyasvand712/
Alovan711/
Ahalavant711/
Alavam711/
Alavanova711/
Gatlabayn711/
Ghalawane711/
Alllayban711/
Allaaboun711/
Galyavong711/
Golovan674,967/
Alawain671,280/
Alaiban67547/
Alabain67304/
Aliawan67241/
Alawane67193/
Alyawan67126/
Halaban6780/
Ollaban6773/
Gelevan6759/
Galabon6732/
Alaiwan6729/
Allovon6727/
Alaywan6725/
Halawan6721/
Allowan6711/
Allabon6711/
Galovanova679/
Holavan679/
Golawan676/
Alhawan675/
Galabasing674/
Halavanova674/
Golavanova673/
Aleivan673/
Gelovan673/
Alajban673/
Aliaban673/
Olayvan673/
Aleyvan673/
Alayban672/
Olavand672/
Galabanova671/
Golavam671/
Ahlawan671/
Alabann671/
Alawant671/
Oulavan671/
Golaban671/
Galawon671/
Alovane671/
Allavoinne671/
Alahvam671/
Alawaan671/
Alaaban671/
Alabhan671/
Ailawan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gallavan
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