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
Garven Political Affiliation
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Garven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garven Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garven is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Garvén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Garven.
How Common Is The Last Name Garven? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 341,074th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,766,524 people. Garven is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Garven reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Garven is also the 836,439th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 124 people.
Garven is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 698,379. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States Garven exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Garven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Garven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garven last name increased 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garven Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Garven last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Garven are 14.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.06% being registered with the 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
- 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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