Galván Surname

195,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Galván Surname Definition:

Descendant of Gawain (hawk of battle; white hawk). Could come from the name Gauvain of the Arthurian romances.

Castilian name.

Galván Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,0531:117,8794,078
Spain6631:70,5166,249
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Argentina851:502,86437,103
Guatemala661:243,6774,144
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Panama71:558,8949,437
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Galvan (321,011), Galvàn (53), Gálván (1), Galvañ (77) & Gálvan (2) are calculated separately.

Galván Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Gawain (hawk of battle; white hawk). Could come from the name Gauvain of the Arthurian romances.

Castilian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Galván Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galván occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Galvan, Galvàn, Gálván, Galvañ or Gálvan. Click here for other potential spellings of Galván.

How Common Is The Last Name Galván? popularity and diffusion

It is the 195,234th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,389,556 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Galván reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

Galván is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 1,053 people, or 1 in 117,879. In Mexico it is most common in: Mexico City, where 22 percent reside, México, where 15 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 31 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvan94321,011/
Galvàn9453/
Gálván941/
Galvánn921/
Galvañ8977/
Gálvan892/
Galvon8391/
Galbán8339/
Galvane77299/
Galvain77171/
Galvaan77142/
Galvond7723/
Galvann7711/
Gallvan776/
Galvant773/
Galvand772/
Galvone771/
Galvein771/
Galvāne771/
Galvoin771/
Ghalvon771/
Gallvon770/
Galvaing71426/
Galvagne7143/
Galvayne7115/
Galvanhe713/
D'Galvan712/
Galvonne711/
Galban6711,849/
Galbon67377/
Galwan67294/
Galvão67135/
Galvam67130/
Golvan6794/
Galuan6788/
Ghaylvand6757/
Galuon6716/
Galbăn674/
Galvanova674/
Golvon673/
Galbanová671/
Galbàn671/
Galbánová671/
Galvanová671/
Galvom671/

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