Galva Surname
Approximately 4,135 people bear this surname
Galva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 2,943 | 1:3,545 | 414 |
| France | 527 | 1:126,039 | 19,176 |
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| India | 147 | 1:5,218,132 | 128,839 |
| Spain | 75 | 1:623,360 | 28,648 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Costa Rica | 18 | 1:265,559 | 2,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Galvá (47) are calculated separately.
Galva (236) may also be a first name.
Galva Demographics
Average Galva Salary in
United States
$28,828 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galva (Georgian: გალვა, Hindi: गलवा, Russian: Гальва) has its highest incidence in The Dominican Republic. It can appear as: Galvá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galva is the 112,126th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,762,405 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Galva reside; 83 percent reside in Caribbean and 71 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 583,008th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 236 people.
The surname Galva is most commonly used in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 2,943 people, or 1 in 3,545. Not including The Dominican Republic it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Galva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Galva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galva surname grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galva Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Galva are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Galva earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $25,720,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 33.19% less than the national average, earning $28,828 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galva in the Georgian language | ||
| გალვა | galva | - |
| Galva in the Hindi language | ||
| गलवा | galava | 80 |
| गल्वा | galva | 20 |
| Galva in the Russian language | ||
| Гальва | galva | - |
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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 Galva
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