Galvàn Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Galvàn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvàn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Galvan (321,011), Galván (2,150), Galvañ (77), Gálvan (2) & Gálván (1) are calculated separately.

Galvàn Last Name Facts

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

Galvàn is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Galvan, Galván, Galvañ, Gálvan or Gálván. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvàn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galvàn is the 2,661,929th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Galvàn is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Galvàn live; 74 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 3,266,479. In Mexico Galvàn is most numerous in: México, where 21 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 16 percent are found and Guerrero, where 11 percent are found. Besides Mexico this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 9 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvan94321,011/
Galván942,150/
Alvàn911/
Galvañ8977/
Gálvan892/
Gálván891/
Galvon8391/
Galbàn831/
Galvane77299/
Galvain77171/
Galvaan77142/
Galvond7723/
Galvann7711/
Gallvan776/
Galvant773/
Galvand772/
Galvoin771/
Galvāne771/
Galvánn771/
Galvone771/
Galvein771/
Ghalvon771/
Gallvon770/
Alvan735,199/
Alvon7333/
Alván7310/
Albàn735/
Galvaing71426/
Galvagne7143/
Galvayne7115/
Galvanhe713/
D'Galvan712/
Galvonne711/
Galban6711,849/
Alvand672,036/
Alvane67411/
Galbon67377/
Galwan67294/
Galvão67135/
Galvam67130/
Gelvan67115/
Golvan6794/
Galuan6788/
Ghaylvand6757/
Galbán6739/
Alvang6733/
Alveyn6725/
Halvan6721/
Galuon6716/
Alvain6714/
Gölvan6712/
Halvon676/
Alvein676/
Alvant675/
Galbăn674/
Galvanova674/
Golvon673/
Alvann673/
Alvoin671/
Aalvan671/
Galvom671/
Alvone671/
Gelvon671/
Galvanová671/
Ailvan671/
Alvasn671/
Alvean671/

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