Galvâo Surname

44,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Galvâo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvâo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,7951:36,9411,520
Portugal5,3501:1,947284
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
France731:909,900105,096
Canada671:549,93446,038
Angola491:550,8002,323
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Macau31:200,543803
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malta11:430,2723,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Galvao (91,244) & Galváo (1) are calculated separately.

Galvâo Last Name Facts

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

Galvâo is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Galvao or Galváo. Click here to see other possible spellings of Galvâo.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvâo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,229th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 620,586 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Galvâo reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 5,795 people, or 1 in 36,941. In Brazil Galvâo is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 42 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Brazil Galvâo occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 46 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvao9491,244/
Galváo941/
Galvoa835/
Galvaao773/
Gallvao771/
Galvaoa771/
Alvao73166/
Galbao6752/
Galboa6710/
Galuao679/
Golvao675/
Alvaho671/

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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 Galvâo
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