Garklava Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Garklava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garklava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia251:82,00212,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Garklāva (1) are calculated separately.

Garklava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garklava is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Garklāva. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garklava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Garklava are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Garklava is most numerous in Latvia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 82,002. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 52 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 24 percent live and Vidzeme, where 12 percent live. Not including Latvia Garklava exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

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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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