Galvina Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Galvina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 204 | 1:10,049 | 1,478 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Galviņa (5) are calculated separately.
Galvina (165) may also be a first name.
Galvina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galvina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galvina (Russian: Гальвина) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Galviņa. For other potential spellings of Galvina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galvina? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,079,669th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Galvina reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 712,876th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 165 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 10,049. In Latvia Galvina is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 57 percent reside, Latgale, where 15 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 15 percent reside. Barring Latvia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galvina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galvina in the Russian language | ||
| Гальвина | galvina | - |
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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
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- 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 Galvina
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