Galwan Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Galwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2881:351,52247,258
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Galwan Last Name Facts

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

Galwan is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Galwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galwan? popularity and diffusion

Galwan is the 906,170th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Galwan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 351,522. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 56 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 43 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 1 percent are found. Barring The Philippines Galwan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalwan9232/
Gallwan920/
Gallwain860/
Galvan83321,011/
Galban8311,849/
Galuan8388/
Golwan836/
Ghalban772,818/
Galvane77299/
Galvain77171/
Galvaan77142/
Galvann7711/
Galuant7710/
Ngaluan777/
Gallvan776/
Galvant773/
Galvand772/
Galbean772/
Galuang771/
Golwane771/
Galbaan771/
Gaalban771/
Gallban771/
Gollwan770/
Galvaing71426/
Galvagne7143/
Kgolwane7119/
Galvayne7115/
Goulwane718/
Galvanhe713/
D'Galvan712/
Gohlwane711/
Galliuan711/
Golban676,874/
Galván672,150/
Galbon67377/
Galvam67130/
Gelvan67115/
Golvan6794/
Galvon6791/
Galvañ6777/
Ghaylvand6757/
Galvàn6753/
Galbán6739/
Galuon6716/
Gölvan6712/
Galuam674/
Galvanova674/
Galbăn674/
Kgollwane672/
Gálvan672/
Galbàn671/
Galvanová671/

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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 Galwan
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