Galvez Surname
Approximately 266,119 people bear this surname
Galvez Surname User-submission:
Origin in Spain, most known in Valencia as Galbis. Later, the people came to Colombia, Bolivia, USA, Venezuela and Cuba.
Galvez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 58,726 | 1:2,114 | 295 |
| Philippines | 41,892 | 1:2,417 | 167 |
| Spain | 31,019 | 1:1,507 | 163 |
| Peru | 28,055 | 1:1,133 | 165 |
| Chile | 24,169 | 1:729 | 162 |
| United States | 17,616 | 1:20,576 | 2,596 |
| Guatemala | 10,371 | 1:1,551 | 273 |
| Honduras | 8,131 | 1:1,084 | 231 |
| Argentina | 6,778 | 1:6,306 | 645 |
| El Salvador | 6,306 | 1:1,006 | 199 |
| Cuba | 5,834 | 1:1,975 | 300 |
| Colombia | 5,799 | 1:8,238 | 973 |
| Panama | 4,270 | 1:916 | 171 |
| Ecuador | 4,244 | 1:3,748 | 635 |
| Bolivia | 3,257 | 1:3,260 | 532 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,035 | 1:3,438 | 410 |
| France | 1,735 | 1:38,284 | 4,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Brazil | 579 | 1:369,731 | 14,122 |
| Nicaragua | 467 | 1:12,893 | 811 |
| Canada | 449 | 1:82,061 | 9,150 |
| Venezuela | 430 | 1:70,242 | 3,001 |
| Belize | 381 | 1:933 | 204 |
| Paraguay | 234 | 1:30,926 | 1,048 |
| Costa Rica | 220 | 1:21,728 | 746 |
| Uruguay | 176 | 1:19,499 | 2,226 |
| Singapore | 146 | 1:37,724 | 1,403 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Japan | 45 | 1:2,840,984 | 32,386 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Andorra | 36 | 1:2,329 | 442 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 1:253,581 | 2,469 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Gálvez (1,721), Gàlvez (72), Galvéz (5), Gãlvez (1) & Galvèz (1) are calculated separately.
Galvez (284) may also be a first name.
Galvez Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Origin in Spain, most known in Valencia as Galbis. Later, the people came to Colombia, Bolivia, USA, Venezuela and Cuba.
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Average Male Galvez Height
172.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Galvez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galvez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galvez (Arabic: جالفيز, Russian: Гальвез) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Gálvez, Gàlvez, Galvéz, Gãlvez or Galvèz. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galvez? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,059th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,385 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Galvez are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 22 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 525,265th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 284 people.
The last name Galvez is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 58,726 people, or 1 in 2,114. In Mexico Galvez is most frequent in: Chiapas, where 15 percent live, Guerrero, where 11 percent live and México, where 10 percent live. Beside Mexico this surname is found in 99 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.
Galvez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Galvez has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 103,624 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galvez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galvez last name are 43.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.37% registered with the party.
The amount Galvez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.37% less than the national average, earning €15,805 per year; in Norway they earn 34.42% less than the national average, earning 226,961 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,788 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $24,411,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $39,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $48,477 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galvez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galvez in the Russian language | ||
| Гальвез | galvez | - |
| Galvez in the Arabic language | ||
| جالفيز | jalfyz | - |
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