Garvican Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Garvican Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garvican Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Garvican Last Name Facts

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

Garvican is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garvican? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Garvican reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

Garvican is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England Garvican is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 46 percent reside, East Sussex, where 30 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Garvican Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garvican has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Garvican surname rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harvican885/
Arbican800/
Garvison7599/
Harbican7512/
Arbecan672/
Garveson635/
Arbikhan631/
Garuechon590/
Garveyjohn561/
Garvettson560/

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