Gilvas Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gilvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
France21:33,211,361423,184
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Gilvas (110) may also be a first name.

Gilvas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilvas is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilvas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Gilvas occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Gilvas reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 895,203rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 110 people.

The surname Gilvas is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 3,163,694. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 69 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 19 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Gilvas is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent reside and Rwanda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilva91196/
Ilvas9114/
Silvas8310,604/
Guilva83670/
Gelvas83604/
Gilbas83394/
Gulvas83318/
Gilvaz83121/
Gilvad8326/
Gilvat8311/
Cilvas839/
Ailvas832/
Ilvass831/
Gelvase779/
Gilvaiz779/
Chilvas773/
Silveas772/
Silvais772/
Gilvath771/
Silvaus771/
Guelvas771/
Gilveau771/
Silva735,875,328/
Elvas733,375/
Zilva73763/
Cilva73248/
Gelva73115/
Ilbas7330/
Ilwas7310/
Iluas738/
Jilva733/
Ylvas731/
Gilveath712/
Guilvaut711/
Guilvaud711/
Ilvasova711/
Selvas671,581/
Gilvey67199/
Silvay67154/
Sielva67124/
Silvaa67120/
Silvea6781/
Gelbas6781/
Silvaz6760/
Slevas6760/
Sailva6759/
Glebas6749/
Elvaus6738/
Gilbos6735/
Silvaş6733/
Silvaš6727/
Helvas6727/
Guelva6721/
Silvai6719/
Silvos6717/
Hilbas6711/
Celvas6711/
Silvaj679/
Ilveus677/
Silvaș677/
Šlevas676/
Suilva676/
Ilyuas675/
Gelvaz675/
Seilva674/
Ilwaas673/
Ċsilva672/
Silvau672/
Guilveaux672/
Yilbas671/
Gailba671/
Soilva671/
Silvaà671/
Gelvay671/
Hsilva671/
Gelvad671/
Glevaj671/
Silhva671/
Jelvas671/
Elveas671/
Elvais671/
Gulvaz671/
Glevay670/
Gilvei670/

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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
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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 Gilvas
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