Garven Surname
Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname
Garven Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of little Garbh (rough).
Garven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 519 | 1:698,379 | 55,261 |
| Scotland | 167 | 1:32,059 | 3,229 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 140 | 1:26,737 | 2,399 |
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
The alternate forms: Garvén (5) are calculated separately.
Garven (124) may also be a first name.
Garven Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Grandson of little Garbh (rough).
Garven Demographics
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Garven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garven Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garven is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as: Garvén. For other possible spellings of Garven click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garven? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 341,074th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,766,524 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Garven are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Garven is also the 836,439th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 124 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 698,379. In The United States Garven is most frequent in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Garven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Garven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garven last name grew 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garven Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Garven surname are 14.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Garven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.34% less than the national average, earning R 101,388 per year; in United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning $57,514 CAD per year.
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Garven Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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