Galvins Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Galvins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1681:12,2031,807
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Galviņš (2) are calculated separately.

Galvins Last Name Facts

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

Galvins is found most frequently in Latvia. It can also be rendered as: Galviņš. Click here for other potential spellings of Galvins.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galvins is the 1,168,344th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Galvins are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Galvins is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 12,203. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent reside, Semigallia, where 18 percent reside and Latgale, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Galvins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galvins has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Galvins last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galvins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galvins surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galvins earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning $51,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $47,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvins92271/
Galviņš902/
Galvens867/
Alviens861/
Halvins861/
Galvinch800/
Alvims77183/
Alvens7721/
Alvinz771/
Alvince712/
Alvense710/
Allweins6713/
Halvynsh671/
Alvenz621/
Olvens620/
Olvince571/
Alvence571/
Alwaince531/

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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 Galvins
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