Galván Surname
Approximately 2,150 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,053 | 1:117,879 | 4,078 |
| Spain | 663 | 1:70,516 | 6,249 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Argentina | 85 | 1:502,864 | 37,103 |
| Guatemala | 66 | 1:243,677 | 4,144 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
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.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galvan | 94 | 321,011 | / |
| Galvàn | 94 | 53 | / |
| Gálván | 94 | 1 | / |
| Galvánn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Galvañ | 89 | 77 | / |
| Gálvan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Galvon | 83 | 91 | / |
| Galbán | 83 | 39 | / |
| Galvane | 77 | 299 | / |
| Galvain | 77 | 171 | / |
| Galvaan | 77 | 142 | / |
| Galvond | 77 | 23 | / |
| Galvann | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gallvan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Galvant | 77 | 3 | / |
| Galvand | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galvone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galvāne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galvoin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghalvon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gallvon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Galvaing | 71 | 426 | / |
| Galvagne | 71 | 43 | / |
| Galvayne | 71 | 15 | / |
| Galvanhe | 71 | 3 | / |
| D'Galvan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Galvonne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galban | 67 | 11,849 | / |
| Galbon | 67 | 377 | / |
| Galwan | 67 | 294 | / |
| Galvão | 67 | 135 | / |
| Galvam | 67 | 130 | / |
| Golvan | 67 | 94 | / |
| Galuan | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ghaylvand | 67 | 57 | / |
| Galuon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Galbăn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Galvanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Golvon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Galbanová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galbàn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galbánová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galvanová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galvom | 67 | 1 | / |
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