Gilve Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Gilve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gilve (45) may also be a first name.

Gilve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilve occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Gilve are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 45 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 211,430. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 70 percent are found and Požega-Slavonia County, where 30 percent are found. Besides Croatia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilvey91199/
Gilver91123/
Gilves91123/
Gilvez9144/
Gilvie9114/
Guilve912/
Gilvee911/
Gilvet911/
Gileve911/
Gillve911/
Gilvei910/
Ilve8934/
Guilver832/
Guilves831/
Gulve8011,255/
Ilves803,213/
Silve801,898/
Gelve80179/
Cilve8090/
Gilbe8065/
Ilver8063/
Gleve8041/
Hilve8041/
Gilvi808/
Ilvez803/
Gilue802/
Zilve802/
Ilvet802/
Yilve801/
Ielve801/
Ilved801/
Oilve801/
Itlve801/
Ilvee801/
Ilvea800/
Gilveath772/
O'Gilvey771/
Gelvez7317,529/
Gelves737,142/
Silvey736,452/
Gilbey733,071/
Silvee731,084/
Silvie73420/
Gelver73419/
Gilbee73218/
Zilver73113/
Hilves7382/
Silvea7381/
Gillbe7365/
Chilve7365/
Zilves7353/
Gillue7341/
Gelvet7340/
Gelvey7338/
Gélvez7330/
Gailwe7328/
Ilvest7327/
Oilver7326/
Ilvess7324/
Gilbea7324/
Hilver7321/
Gylver7313/
Gilevy7312/
Hillve737/
Gilviz735/
Jilver734/
Goilwe734/
Zhilve733/
Ghulve732/
Gailbe732/
Ailves732/
Silvei732/
Gélves732/
Guelve732/
Gilebe731/
Gulhve731/
Đilves731/
Yilver731/
Itlveh731/
Hilvey731/
Sailve731/
Gèlvez731/
Gilvis731/
Gileby731/
Ailvee731/
Silvej731/
Gelvej731/
Oilves730/
Gelvie730/
Hielve730/
Elve67916/
Chilver67717/
Gillbee67148/
Ilva6791/
Ilvi6765/
Gilvaia6758/
Ilue6745/
Gilvaja6730/
Ilbe6724/
Gillewy6717/
Hillver6716/
Gilevoy6714/
Gilleby6713/
Guelves6712/
Ghilwet679/
Gilvaiz679/
Ylve678/
Gilvich677/
Guelvez676/
Gaailwe676/
O'Gilvy675/
Chilves675/
Gailber674/
Gulløve674/
Chilvee673/
Gillbey672/
Gelvett672/
Gillevi672/
Jlve672/
Ilvy671/
Ilwe671/
Sielvie671/
Gillwey671/
Gilewai671/
Chailve671/
Gitilue671/
Seilvey670/

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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 Gilve
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