Gilvin Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gilvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6481:559,35046,103
England161:3,482,379114,324
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Gilvin (81) may also be a first name.

Gilvin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilvin (Russian: Гильвин) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilvin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 493,410th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gilvin live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 81 people.

Gilvin is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 648 people, or 1 in 559,350. In The United States Gilvin is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 35 percent live, Nevada, where 24 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Gilvin occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Gilvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilvin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilvin last name expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilvin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilvin last name are 25.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.37% being registered with the political party.

Gilvin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilvina926/
Gilving922/
Gilvine921/
Gailvin921/
Gillvin920/
Gilvain920/
Ilvin914/
Silvin831,066/
Gelvin83616/
Gulvin83378/
Ilvina8373/
Glevin8315/
Gilven8312/
Cilvin8310/
Ilving838/
Ilvain836/
Gylvin835/
Hilvin834/
Ielvin831/
Gilvim831/
Silvain771,799/
Gillvén7715/
Gilbain7714/
Hilving779/
Gilvene773/
Gelving772/
Yilevin772/
Gelvine772/
Chilvin771/
Gilvean771/
Hillvin771/
Silvien771/
Gelvion771/
Gullvin771/
Gillven771/
Gelvina771/
Elvin736,188/
Ylvin7315/
Ilvén734/
Ilven734/
Žilvienė7185/
Geelvink7122/
Chilvien719/
Gilveane713/
Slevin675,726/
Elvina672,378/
Selvin67936/
Silven67590/
Elving67557/
Hilven67418/
Elvine67229/
Helvin67191/
Gelven67148/
Silvén67123/
Zelvin6799/
Celvin6767/
Ellvin6730/
Hälvin6727/
Jelvin6720/
Ylving6720/
Gleven6717/
Gulven6715/
Elvind6712/
Glevén676/
Ilwain676/
Elvein675/
Cilven675/
Ilveen675/
Yilven672/
Ilvent671/
Elvain671/
Silvän671/
Gälvän671/
Elvéin671/

Gilvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilvin in the Russian language
Гильвинgilvin-

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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
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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 Gilvin
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