Galvani Surname

54,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Galvani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,3611:14,0242,289
Brazil3,1311:68,3732,543
France7041:94,35013,724
Argentina4631:92,3187,784
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
England761:733,13240,828
Canada461:800,99162,809
Chile391:451,70411,842
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
India161:47,941,586492,263
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Monaco11:37,0664,748
San Marino11:33,214932
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Galvani (778) may also be a first name.

Galvani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galvani (Marathi: गलवानी, Russian: Гальвани) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Galvani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galvani is the 54,555th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 781,255 people. The last name Galvani is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Galvani live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 294,181st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 778 people.

Galvani is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 4,361 people, or 1 in 14,024. In Italy Galvani is most common in: Emilia-Romagna, where 31 percent live, Veneto, where 22 percent live and Lombardy, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Italy it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 34 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Galvani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galvani has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galvani last name expanded 5,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galvani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galvani surname are 4.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Galvani earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning €30,483 per year; in United States they earn 22.83% more than the national average, earning $53,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning $44,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvagni931,770/
Galvanio9329/
Galvanni936/
Galvaniz931/
Golvani862,049/
Galvane86299/
Galvany86191/
Galvoni869/
Galwani866/
Galuani862/
Galvagne8043/
Galvayne8015/
Galvanes808/
Galvanez804/
Galvanhe803/
Ghalbani803/
Galuagni801/
Gallvany801/
Galvañ7777/
Galvonich751/
Galbane711,257/
Galbany71289/
Golwani7174/
Galwana714/
Galvāne711/
Galvone711/
Galbané711/
Galvañy711/
Galvonaitė711/
Ghalbane67414/
Ngolwani673/
Galvañez671/
Galvañes671/
Galvonne671/
Galbouni671/
Galvoney670/

Galvani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galvani in the Marathi language
गलवानीgalavani81.82
गवलानीgavalani9.09
गलवानीािहमgalavaniaihama9.09
Galvani in the Russian language
Гальваниgalvani-

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Footnotes

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