Galvaez Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Galvaez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvaez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador551:289,1978,885
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Gálvaez (1) are calculated separately.

Galvaez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galvaez is most common in Ecuador. It may also be found as a variant: Gálvaez. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvaez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Galvaez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Galvaez reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname Galvaez is most frequent in Ecuador, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 289,197. In Ecuador Galvaez is most numerous in: Pichincha Province, where 96 percent reside, Manabí Province, where 2 percent reside and Napo Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Ecuador it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gálvaez951/
Alvaez92277/
Galvae925/
Galvaey867/
Alvaiez865/
Galvaiz862/
Galveaz861/
Alvayez861/
Alvaes7729/
Alvaiz773/
Alviez773/
Alwaez772/
Alváez771/
Aluaez770/
Galveas7185/
Albajez7168/
Galvêas7110/
Galvies711/
Alvaise711/
Alvayaz711/
Galvaoa711/
Golvaee711/
Albayez711/
Alvajes711/
Gálveaz711/
Galveias67437/
Alvaisse673/
Alvaisce670/

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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 Galvaez
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