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) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,202,518th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. Gilva is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Gilva are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 74 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 178,861st most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,821 people.
Gilva is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 698,195. In The Philippines Gilva is most common 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 surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs 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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