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 surname Gilvin (Russian: Гильвин) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilvin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 493,410th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gilvin are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gilvin is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread given name worldwide, held by 81 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 559,350. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 35 percent live, Nevada, where 24 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Gilvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilvin last name increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilvin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilvin surname are 25.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.37% registered to vote for the 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Gilvin
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