Galvão Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Galvão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde1161:4,566186
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Galvão (15) may also be a first name.

Galvão Last Name Facts

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

Galvão is found most in Cape Verde. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvão? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Galvão reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Luso-West Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 4,566. In Cape Verde Galvão is primarily found in: Fogo, where 62 percent are found, Santiago, where 36 percent are found and Sal, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cape Verde this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvon8391/
Galvou8321/
Galvoa835/
Galvoň832/
Galvom831/
Galvond7723/
Ghalvon771/
Galvoin771/
Galvejo771/
Ngalvou771/
Galvone771/
Gallvon770/
Galva734,135/
Galvá7347/
Galvonne711/
Galvan67321,011/
Galván672,150/
Galvas67496/
Galbon67377/
Galvey67292/
Galvam67130/
Galboy6784/
Galvañ6777/
Galvàn6753/
Galvea6736/
Galvaz6719/
Galuon6716/
Galvad6712/
Galvau6710/
Galvay675/
Galvae675/
Galvanova674/
Galvej674/
Golvon673/
Galvai673/
Galvie673/
Galvaj672/
Galbou672/
Galvaa671/
Ghalva671/
Galvanová671/
Galuom671/
Galvee671/
Galvat670/

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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 Galvão
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