Galvina Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Galvina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2041:10,0491,478
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397

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 surname Galvina (Russian: Гальвина) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Galviņa. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galvina is the 1,079,669th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Galvina occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Galvina reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Galvina is also the 712,876th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 165 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 10,049. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 57 percent are found, Latgale, where 15 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 15 percent are found. Barring Latvia Galvina is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galviņa955/
Galvinas9339/
Galvin9232,782/
Alvina92698/
Galvino86696/
Galvain86171/
Alviona8663/
Alvinas8662/
Galbina8623/
Golvina869/
Galvine869/
Alvinna864/
Halvina864/
Gallvin863/
Gailvin861/
Galvein861/
Alvinah861/
Gaulvin861/
Galving861/
Alviena861/
Alvaina861/
Alvinaz861/
Galvoin861/
Gelvina861/
Galvena860/
Galvion860/
Alvin836,310/
Galvaing80426/
Alvinova8011/
Galuhina807/
Galvenas802/
Galbinas801/
Alvinats801/
Galvinho801/
Alvino7710,640/
Albina774,251/
Olvina771,042/
Alvine77789/
Alviña77524/
Allvin77395/
Golvin77280/
Alving77164/
Halvin77110/
Galven7776/
Alvena7762/
Galvim7753/
Alwina7735/
Galvín7719/
Alvain7714/
Alvind777/
Alvein776/
Alvion776/
Galvén775/
Aalvin773/
Aulvin773/
Alvien772/
Alhvin771/
Alvoin771/
Galvinová753/
Golvinova751/
Halbina71203/
Albaina71203/
Alboina71156/
Galbino7180/
Aalvink7170/
Ailvena7152/
Alwaina7136/
Alvenaz7132/
Alvinno7127/
Alwinah7127/
Allvine7126/
Golving7123/
Golbina7122/
Hallvin7113/
Alveena7112/
Alvinos719/
Goulvin717/
Holvina715/
Alvenga714/
Alvenas714/
Al'bina713/
Golvino712/
Galviño712/
Gaulven711/
Halving711/
Albinai711/
Galvene711/
Ngolvin711/
Golvein711/
Alvigne711/
Alvisin711/
Albuina711/
Alvinne711/
Allvino711/
Alvhein711/
Alvinot711/
Galuino711/
Halvino711/
Halvine710/
Galbein710/
Alvim6714,709/
Alven67397/
Alvén67186/
Olvin6741/
Galvayne6715/
Alvyn679/
Albineau677/
Allboina676/
Alvenais675/
Gălbinaş674/
Aulboina673/
Golvinho673/
Alvín673/
Olvinova671/
Golboina671/
Ailboina671/
Alvisnei671/
Galbeana671/
Galbinot671/
Haluinai671/
Gallwain670/

Galvina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galvina in the Russian language
Гальвинаgalvina-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galvina
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