Galvaan Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Galvaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080

Galvaan Last Name Facts

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

Galvaan is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvaan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Galvaan reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 392,592. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 98 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 1 percent live and Colombia, where 1 percent live.

Galvaan Last Name Statistics demography

Galvaan earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning R 289,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvan92321,011/
Galvane86299/
Galvain86171/
Galvann8611/
Gallvan866/
Galvant863/
Galvand862/
Galbaan861/
Alvan835,199/
Galvaing80426/
Galvagne8043/
Galvayne8015/
Galvanhe803/
D'Galvan802/
Alvahang801/
Galban7711,849/
Galván772,150/
Alvand772,036/
Alvane77411/
Galwan77294/
Albaan77202/
Galvam77130/
Gelvan77115/
Golvan7794/
Galvon7791/
Galuan7788/
Galvañ7777/
Galvàn7753/
Alvang7733/
Halvan7721/
Alwaan7715/
Alvain7714/
Gölvan7712/
Alvant775/
Alvann773/
Gálvan772/
Aalvan771/
Aluaan771/
Ailvan771/
Alvasn771/
Alvean771/
Ghaylvand7557/
Galvanova754/
Galvanová751/
Ghalban712,818/
Galbane711,257/
Golvand71114/
Ghalwan7132/
Galvond7123/
Golvang7110/
Galuant7110/
Halvane718/
Aalvane717/
Ngaluan717/
Ngalban715/
Alvasin713/
Halvang712/
Alvhamn712/
Galbean712/
Alwahan712/
Ghelvan712/
Gallban711/
Galvoin711/
Ghalvon711/
Galuang711/
Galvāne711/
Galvánn711/
Gaalban711/
Golvayn711/
Galband711/
Galvone711/
Alvaten711/
Aslvant711/
Galvein711/
Hallvan710/
Gallvon710/
Gallwan710/
Alwan67337,369/
Alban6735,149/
Aluan67711/
Ghalbane67414/
Gholvand67398/
Alvon6733/
Alvam6723/
Gailband6721/
Galbasin6718/
Alvanova6711/
Alván6710/
Olvan673/
Hallvang673/
Goulvant673/
Galvonne671/
Galliuan671/
Alvàn671/
Gallwain670/

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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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  • 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 Galvaan
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