Galv Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Galv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Galv (10) may also be a first name.

Galv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galv (Hindi: गाल्व, Russian: Гальв) is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Galv occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Galv are found; 69 percent are found in East Asia and 69 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Galv is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 10 people.

Galv is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 710,447. In Taiwan Galv is mostly found in: Taoyuan City, where 30 percent are found, Taipei City, where 24 percent are found and Hsinchu City, where 12 percent are found. Other than Taiwan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Galv Last Name Statistics demography

Galv earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvz899/
Galvd892/
Alv86241/
Gatlev803/
Alvs7586/
Galb7569/
Galp7549/
Alvå7523/
Golv7513/
Galf756/
Gelv756/
Alvd754/
Halv753/
Aulv752/
Atlv751/
Alvw751/
Alvz751/
Ealv751/
Galbová73274/
Galbova7325/
Galpova731/
Ghalb67721/
Galfe67116/
Galpe6764/
Gaulf6711/
Gaulp678/
Alvås678/
Galhb674/
Alvës674/
Goulv674/
Ghalf673/
Ailev673/
Alvth673/
Gailb673/
Ghalw672/
Alvws672/
Healv672/
Alvss671/
Gaalb671/
Ghalp671/
Gallehev671/
Galwt671/
Galbs671/
Alvìs671/
Gotlv671/
Gallp670/

Galv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galv in the Hindi language
गाल्वgalva71.43
गालवgalava28.57
Galv in the Russian language
Гальвgalv-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galv
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