Garvi Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Garvi Surname User-submission:

This surname is believed to come from Andalusia, Spain. It's also said that in its origin it was Garbi, but in an old register was written as Garvi. Also as a mistake in one register we find the variant, Garví, which also comes from the south.

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Garvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9781:47,8044,518
France2311:287,54444,088
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
India171:45,121,493474,784
North Macedonia131:161,65211,967
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Garví (18) are calculated separately.

Garvi (317) may also be a first name.

Garvi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is believed to come from Andalusia, Spain. It's also said that in its origin it was Garbi, but in an old register was written as Garvi. Also as a mistake in one register we find the variant, Garví, which also comes from the south. It's interesting to see that all of them comes from a mistakes or mistakes of a mistakes. Curiosity, garbi is a name of a wind there, but Garví has no special meaning.

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Garvi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garvi (Hindi: गरवी, Marathi: गव, Russian: Гарви, Tibetan: གལ་བི་) is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Garví. Click here for further possible spellings of Garvi.

How Common Is The Last Name Garvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garvi is the 287,524th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,458,836 people. Garvi is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Garvi live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 493,198th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 317 people.

The last name Garvi is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 978 people, or 1 in 47,804. In Spain Garvi is most common in: Castilla-La Mancha, where 33 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 24 percent are found and Andalusia, where 12 percent are found. Besides Spain it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.

Garvi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garvi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garvi last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garví9318/
Garvie912,566/
Garvis91670/
Gaurvi9115/
Garvit9113/
Garvai919/
Garvoi918/
Garviz918/
Gharvi916/
Garvio912/
Garviy911/
Garvui911/
Garvii911/
Garvid910/
Garvei910/
Arvi89571/
Garvich83161/
Garvais8397/
Garvish8315/
Garvitt836/
Garvois831/
Garviss830/
Garrvis830/
Garbi802,925/
Arvai80723/
Arvie80722/
Garwi80690/
Arvis80672/
Garve80466/
Arviş80464/
Arvio80183/
Harvi80149/
Garvy80130/
Garui80130/
Arvid80101/
Gervi8050/
Arvit8029/
Aarvi8011/
Arviz809/
Gorvi807/
Arvei806/
Arvoi805/
Arhvi801/
Asrvi801/
Airvi801/
Earvi801/
Garvisch7711/
Gharvish771/
Gharbi7348,605/
Gharui7342,659/
Garvey7328,122/
Garver736,288/
Harvie735,595/
Garvuj732,622/
Gharve73640/
Garvez73475/
Garbis73449/
Garves73331/
Garbit73319/
Garmpi73306/
Gharwi73240/
Harvis73216/
Arvois73210/
Garbui73162/
Garbai73161/
Gervai73131/
Arvish73111/
Garbie73102/
Garvet7387/
Gorvie7368/
Ghorvi7367/
Harviš7342/
Harvei7330/
Garbiz7324/
Ngarbi7323/
Garvaj7319/
Harvit7317/
Gaurve7316/
Garbiš7315/
Harvoi7313/
Garwai7312/
Garwei7312/
Garvay7310/
Gervie739/
Harzvi738/
Garvea737/
Garbhi737/
Garbič737/
Garbio735/
Airevi734/
Harvid734/
Garboi734/
Arvaiz734/
Garbid734/
Gourvi734/
Gervei733/
Arvich733/
Gorvai733/
Garvoa733/
Garbei733/
Gharvy733/
Harvii732/
Gairve732/
Gahrbi732/
Ngarui732/
Hgarbi732/
Hasrvi731/
Gaarve731/
Garuit731/
Garved731/
Garvee731/
Harvai731/
Gorvis731/
Aarvis731/
Arvist731/
Arvoid731/
Gorvit731/
Garwui731/
Harrvi731/
Garuhi731/
Garrbi731/
Garvìa731/
Garwie731/
Gervoi731/
Gaarui731/
Arvais731/
Arbi6716,548/
Arva672,560/
Arve671,522/
Arwi67615/
Garbicz67562/
Arui67372/
Garvett67300/
Arvy67151/
Garbich67111/
Garbois67104/
Garbitt67102/
Harvitt6760/
Harvich6734/
Garbitz6734/
Ghorvei6733/
Harvish6731/
Garbeis6728/
Garbish6727/
Haarvei6723/
Orvi6721/
Garwich6720/
Harvais6718/
Harvois6716/
Arvé6714/
Gorvais6713/
Garbais6713/
Harvist677/
Gharbie677/
Garbisz677/
Gorvich674/
Gharbii674/
Cgarvey673/
Garbieh673/
Gharhui673/
Gharbai673/
Garvesh672/
Gharbis672/
Ghaarbi672/
Garbaid672/
Garwaai671/
Garbits671/
Garbizz671/
Gairvey671/
Gharbhi671/
Harveis671/
Gaharbi671/
Garbuid671/
Harveij671/
Garbiej671/
Garvaja671/
Ghorvyi671/
Gharbit671/
Gharrui671/
Gharvys671/
D'Arvie671/
Arvisch671/
Gharbiz671/
Ngharbi671/
Arhvhie671/
Ggharbi671/
Gharbgi671/
Gharbid671/
Gharbio671/
Gharbui671/
Ghharbi671/
Haarvai670/
Haarvie670/
Harrvie670/
Harviss670/
Earviss670/
Garvess670/
Garwish670/
Garrvey670/

Garvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garvi in the Tibetan language
གལ་བི་galbi-
Garvi in the Marathi language
गवgava71.43
गारवीgaravi14.29
ग़ौरवीgauravi14.29
Garvi in the Hindi language
गरवीgaravi26.67
गारवीgaravi26.67
गार्वीgarvi20
गरविgaravi13.33
गर्वीgarvi13.33
Garvi in the Russian language
Гарвиgarvi-

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