Galvá Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Galvá Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Galva (4,135) are calculated separately.
Galvá Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galvá Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galvá is held by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Galva. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galvá? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Galvá reside; 98 percent reside in Caribbean and 98 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean.
It is most frequently occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 226,803. Beside The Dominican Republic it occurs in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galva | 93 | 4,135 | / |
| Galváts | 83 | 1 | / |
| Galve | 80 | 14,239 | / |
| Galvo | 80 | 498 | / |
| Galvi | 80 | 250 | / |
| Galvy | 80 | 14 | / |
| Galvé | 80 | 5 | / |
| Galbaová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galvez | 73 | 266,119 | / |
| Galvis | 73 | 77,498 | / |
| Galviz | 73 | 7,965 | / |
| Galves | 73 | 5,302 | / |
| Galvas | 73 | 496 | / |
| Galvey | 73 | 292 | / |
| Galvão | 73 | 135 | / |
| Galver | 73 | 107 | / |
| Galbáč | 73 | 63 | / |
| Galvea | 73 | 36 | / |
| Galvet | 73 | 21 | / |
| Galvou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Galvaz | 73 | 19 | / |
| Galvit | 73 | 14 | / |
| Galvos | 73 | 12 | / |
| Galvad | 73 | 12 | / |
| Galvau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Galvér | 73 | 6 | / |
| Galvay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Galvoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Galvéz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Galvej | 73 | 4 | / |
| Galvai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Galvih | 73 | 3 | / |
| Galvie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Galvaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Galvoň | 73 | 2 | / |
| Galvès | 73 | 2 | / |
| Halvát | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghalve | 73 | 2 | / |
| Galvio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaulve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvês | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghalva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaalve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvèz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galvat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Galvoňová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alva | 67 | 77,612 | / |
| Alvo | 67 | 999 | / |
| Galveas | 67 | 85 | / |
| Galbáts | 67 | 46 | / |
| Galvach | 67 | 32 | / |
| Galvich | 67 | 17 | / |
| Galvest | 67 | 15 | / |
| Albá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gallvez | 67 | 6 | / |
| Galvezz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Galvesz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghalvat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Galvaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Galvoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatlvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngalvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gallvis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galveau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galveaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galveth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galvett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alvà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaĭlvez | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Galvá
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis