Gelvan Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Gelvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Denmark101:564,47234,222
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gelvan (191) may also be a first name.

Gelvan Last Name Facts

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

Gelvan (Georgian: გელვან, Russian: Гельван) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelvan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelvan is the 1,701,480th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Gelvan live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 657,437th most frequent first name globally, borne by 191 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 32 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Gelvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gelvan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelvan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gelvan surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gelvan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 64.88% more than the national average, earning R 391,824 per year and in United States they earn 36.63% more than the national average, earning $58,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelvane923/
Ghelvan922/
Elvan912,490/
Galvan83321,011/
Selvan8312,784/
Gelban83128/
Elvang83122/
Gilvan83103/
Golvan8394/
Helvan8379/
Glevan8363/
Celvan8338/
Yelvan8327/
Elvant8317/
Gölvan8312/
Elvayn835/
Elvane834/
Elvann833/
Jelvan832/
Elvain831/
Elvaun831/
Eslvan831/
Eilvan831/
Gelvon831/
Gelvanova8030/
Chelvan772,126/
Galvain77171/
Galvaan77142/
Khelvan77115/
Helvang7719/
Gilvang7715/
Galvann7711/
Gilvane7710/
Gelvoun778/
Gallvan776/
Helvant775/
Elvaine774/
Eglivan773/
Gilvand772/
Glevane772/
Selvaan772/
Gilvean771/
Yelvane771/
Jelvand771/
Zelvand771/
Golvayn771/
Ghelban771/
Selvann771/
Dgilvan771/
Gilvain770/
Elwan7325,845/
Elban731,937/
Ilvan73479/
Eluan73109/
Elvon7323/
Elvam736/
Hjelvang7145/
Heilvang7126/
Khelvane7120/
Elvangue719/
Chellvan718/
Hellvang714/
Gilveane713/
Elvanova712/
Gillevan712/
D'Galvan712/
Chelvane711/
Chelvain711/
Silvan679,221/
Helwan672,192/
Gilvanova671,174/
Ellban67671/
Selvon67470/
Galwan67294/
Jelban67211/
Elwane67137/
Elwaan67127/
Gelbon67104/
Galvon6791/
Galuan6788/
Galvañ6777/
Gleban6759/
Elwain6758/
Ghaylvand6757/
Galvàn6753/
Gilvon6748/
Yelwan6743/
Elveyn6733/
Jelwan6731/
Elwahn6727/
Schjelvan6725/
Slevan6723/
Gilban6715/
Cilvan678/
Ilvain676/
Helban676/
Golwan676/
Ilvang676/
Elvein675/
Helvon675/
Jeluan675/
Yolvan674/
Elbaun674/
Heluan674/
Ehlwan674/
Golvon673/
Jilvan673/
Ilvane672/
Gilvam672/
Cheellvan672/
Khelhvane671/
Chhelvant671/
Ilvant671/
Elbain671/
Ilvand671/
Gelhuasen671/
Glevon671/
Giluan671/
Ailvan671/
Glewan671/
Hilvan671/
Helvam671/

Gelvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelvan in the Georgian language
გელვანgelvan-
Gelvan in the Russian language
Гельванgelvan-

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