Galven Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Galven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
France231:2,887,944200,772
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Galvén (5) are calculated separately.

Galven (48) may also be a first name.

Galven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galven is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Galvén. For other potential spellings of Galven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Galven are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Galven is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 48 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 34 percent are found, California, where 21 percent are found and Arkansas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.

Galven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Galven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 19 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Galven last name is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

Galven earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.53% less than the national average, earning $32,134 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvén945/
Galvene921/
Galvein921/
Gaulven921/
Alven91397/
Galvin8332,782/
Golven83200/
Gelven83148/
Alveyn8325/
Alveen8320/
Galvín8319/
Alvøen8310/
Alveng8310/
Alvent836/
Alvein836/
Halven832/
Alvene832/
Alvien832/
Alvean831/
Alvesn831/
Galvina77229/
Galvain77171/
Goulven77162/
Galvine779/
Gallvin773/
Galbean772/
Galving771/
Gailvin771/
Gaulvin771/
Golvein771/
Alvhein771/
Galvoin771/
Alvesen770/
Galvion770/
Galbein770/
Alvin736,310/
Alvén73186/
Alvem7319/
Olven739/
Alvyn739/
Alvín733/
Galvaing71426/
Goulvent71161/
Galvayne7115/
Alvine67789/
Alvina67698/
Gelvin67616/
Allvin67395/
Golvin67280/
Alving67164/
Albean67122/
Halvin67110/
Holven67100/
Alweyn6755/
Galvim6753/
Alvain6714/
Alväng6712/
Allvén6711/
Albein6710/
Olveng679/
Alvind677/
Alvion676/
Halvyn675/
Galvinová673/
Aulvin673/
Aalvin673/
Alwein672/
Alvoin671/
Alwene671/
Alwenh671/
Halvem671/
Alueyn671/
Alhvin671/
Olvein671/
Gälvän671/
Olvien670/
Olvent670/
Eulven670/
Golvem670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Galven
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis