Gilva Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Gilva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 145 | 1:698,195 | 71,110 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gilva (1,821) may also be a first name.
Gilva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gilva (Hindi: गिलवा) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,202,518th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Gilva live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 178,861st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 1,821 people.
The last name Gilva is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 698,195. In The Philippines Gilva is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 43 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 37 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gilva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gilva in the Hindi language | ||
| गिलवा | gilava | 85.71 |
| गिल्वा | gilva | 14.29 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gilva
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