Gilvi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Gilvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gilvi (27) may also be a first name.

Gilvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilvi has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilvi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Gilvi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Gilvi are found; 38 percent are found in East Asia and 38 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 20,385,563. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 100 percent are found. Not including Italy this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 38 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilvie9114/
Gilviz915/
Gilvis911/
Gilvei910/
Ilvi8965/
Gilvaia8358/
Gilvaiz839/
Gilvich837/
Gillevi832/
Silvi803,668/
Ilvis80597/
Gulvi80355/
Gilve8039/
Gilbi8017/
Gelvi808/
Zilvi806/
Illvi804/
Cilvi803/
Jilvi802/
Ilvio801/
Ilvai801/
Eilvi801/
Ailvi801/
Gelvis732,945/
Gelviz73994/
Silvie73420/
Gilvey73199/
Gilver73123/
Gilves73123/
Gilvez7344/
Sailvi7322/
Silvai7319/
Sielvi7314/
Gilevy7312/
Ailvis7312/
Khilvi734/
Chilvi734/
Gilbai733/
Gullvi732/
Gelvih732/
Silvei732/
Guilve732/
Gileve731/
Gilbiy731/
Giluih731/
Gillve731/
Seilvi731/
Guelvi731/
Yilviz731/
Ailevi731/
Hailvi731/
Gilvet731/
Gilvee731/
Ilvich731/
Gelvie730/
Gitlevich7178/
Elvi671,192/
Ilbi67445/
Gilhuis67158/
Ilva6791/
Gelvich6765/
Ilwi6756/
Ilve6734/
Gilvaja6730/
Ilui6718/
Gilevoy6714/
O'Gilvy675/
Ailvhis674/
Guilver672/
Ilvy671/
Khailvi671/
Hilvish671/
Guilves671/
Heilvis671/
Sielvie671/
Gilewai671/
Chuilvi671/
Sailvai671/

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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 Gilvi
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