Galvéz Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Galvéz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvéz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Galvez (266,119), Galvèz (1), Gálvez (1,721), Gàlvez (72) & Gãlvez (1) are calculated separately.

Galvéz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galvéz is most common in Mexico. It may occur as a variant: Galvez, Galvèz, Gálvez, Gàlvez or Gãlvez. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvéz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galvéz is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Galvéz live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 62,063,102. In Mexico Galvéz is primarily concentrated in: México, where 50 percent are found and Puebla, where 50 percent are found. Besides Mexico this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvez94266,119/
Galvèz941/
Galvé915/
Alvéz911/
Gálvez891,721/
Gàlvez8972/
Gãlvez891/
Galviz837,965/
Galvér836/
Gelvéz831/
Gallvez776/
Galvezz775/
Galvesz773/
Galvaiz772/
Galveaz771/
Gaĭlvez771/
Alvez7327,928/
Galve7314,239/
Alviz735,247/
Galvi73250/
Galvá7347/
Galvy7314/
Alvés734/
Gallvitz7123/
Galvis6777,498/
Gelvez6717,529/
Galves675,302/
Gelviz67994/
Galvey67292/
Galbez67218/
Galver67107/
Galvea6736/
Gélvez6730/
Galuez6721/
Galvet6721/
Galvic6714/
Galvit6714/
Halvez679/
Galvec677/
Gallwé677/
Gálviz676/
Galbiz675/
Galvay675/
Galuiz675/
Galvoa675/
Galvej674/
Allvez673/
Galvai673/
Galvie673/
Alvaiz673/
Galvih673/
Alviez673/
Galvès672/
Ghalve672/
Alvesz672/
Galvaj672/
Galvys671/
Gaalve671/
Ghalva671/
Golvez671/
Galvaa671/
Galvio671/
Galvee671/
Gèlvez671/
Golviz671/
Gaulve671/
Galvês671/
Alvezz671/

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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
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  • 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 Galvéz
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