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Where Does The Last Name Galves Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Galves (Arabic: غلفيس, Russian: Гальвес) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear as: Galvès, Galvês or Gálves. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galves? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 90,415^th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,374,490 people. The last name Galves occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Galves reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Luso-South America. Galves is also the 1,807,719^th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 33 people.

The last name Galves is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,492 people, or 1 in 143,481. In Brazil Galves is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 64 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent reside and Paraná, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 16 percent reside and Colombia, where 15 percent reside.

Galves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Galves has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,571 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galves Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Galves surname is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Galves surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Galves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 49.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,774 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.49% more than the national average, earning $27,355,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,460 USD per year.