Garven Surname

341,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Garven Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Garbh (rough).

Garven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:698,37955,261
Scotland1671:32,0593,229
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Canada881:418,70036,754
England551:1,013,05650,089
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1401:26,7372,399
England461:529,89928,330
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garvén945/
Garvene926/
Gharven923/
Garvehn922/
Garveen922/
Garvein921/
Arven91103/
Garvesen861/
Garveene860/
Garvin8321,991/
Gerven83239/
Harven83165/
Earven8393/
Gorven8391/
Arveng8325/
Arvent8323/
Arveen8322/
Garvín8315/
Arvene836/
Arvien833/
Garvăn831/
Arvesen77921/
Harvent77329/
Garvine77199/
Gourven77119/
Gharvin77118/
Gorvien7771/
Arvenne7757/
Harvien7747/
Gorvein7722/
Garbean7711/
Harveng779/
Garvina775/
Garvain775/
Garbene772/
Gervein771/
Garving771/
Earveen771/
Garvind771/
Harrven771/
Harveen771/
Ahrveen771/
Garweyn771/
Gorvean770/
Gerveen770/
Arvin735,127/
Orven73180/
Arvén7378/
Gervienė71558/
Garweyne713/
Harviten713/
D'Garvin711/
Arvenova711/
Garbisen710/
Arvisent710/
Garzwein710/
Harveent710/
Gaurwein710/
Harvin673,725/
Arvind673,056/
Gervin671,198/
Earvin67466/
Gorvin67312/
Arvina67201/
Arving67122/
D'Harveng6784/
Garvim6736/
Horven6729/
Airvin6721/
Arvine6716/
Gervén6715/
Arvhem678/
Arbein678/
Arwein677/
Arvint676/
Eirven676/
Orveen676/
Aurvjn675/
Arvynd673/
Harvyn672/
Garvinová671/
Arbean671/
Arvain671/
Arvinn671/
Eurven671/
Aarvin671/
Arvyon670/
Orrven670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garven
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