Galwe Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Galwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India151:51,137,692512,385
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Galwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galwe (Marathi: गळवे) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Galwe live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galwey91268/
Gailwe9128/
Galwed9127/
Gaalwe914/
Ghalwe913/
Gallwe911/
Gallwey83489/
Galweit8311/
Gaailwe836/
Ngalwey831/
Galve8014,239/
Galue806,115/
Galbe80487/
Galwa80219/
Golwe803/
Ghalw802/
Kgatilwe771/
Galvez73266,119/
Galves735,302/
Galway733,499/
Ngalue73706/
Galvey73292/
Galver73107/
Galbey7385/
Gholwe7344/
Galvea7336/
Galvet7321/
Galuez7321/
Gallwa7316/
Gaulue7312/
Galwaa7311/
Gallwé737/
Ghalwa736/
Galvej734/
Goilwe734/
Galbej733/
Galvie733/
Galues733/
Gallue733/
Ghalve732/
Gailbe732/
Galvee731/
Galoue731/
Gaalwa731/
Gaulve731/
Gaalve731/
Galuer731/
Golwey731/
Galuet731/
Gayleweah711/
Gallway67203/
Gallues6798/
Golwiej6796/
Galveas6785/
Gahloue6750/
Gauluet6733/
Galvest6715/
Galwith679/
Galuech679/
Gaulway677/
Gallvez676/
Galluez675/
Galvezz675/
Galwaha674/
Galluet674/
Galvesz673/
Golw673/
Gallhue672/
Galuher672/
Gallwoy672/
Ngoulwe671/
Ghalbeh671/
Ghoulwe671/
Galluer671/
Galveaz671/
Galveth671/
Galvett671/
Gaĭlvez671/
Galouey671/
Galwitt670/

Galwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galwe in the Marathi language
गळवेgalave60
गाळवेgalave30
गावलेgavale10

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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 Galwe
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