Glaván Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Hungary

Glaván Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glaván Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Glavan (6,544), Glăvan (900) & Glävan (1) are calculated separately.

Glaván Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glaván is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Glavan, Glăvan or Glävan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaván? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glaván is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Glaván reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most widely held in Argentina, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 42,743,414. In Argentina Glaván is mostly concentrated in: Córdoba Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Argentina it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 33 percent reside and Sweden, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glavan946,544/
Glăvan89900/
Glävan891/
Glavand7716/
Glavane7713/
Glaivan771/
Glavean771/
Glaisvan712/
Glauvane711/
Globan67179/
Glaban67160/
Glovan6791/
Glevan6763/
Glawon6749/
Glavam6731/
Globanová6729/
Glavanova6728/
Glawan6714/
Glovanová6712/
Glowan678/
Glabon677/
Glavanová672/
Glevon671/
Glewan671/
Glovon670/
Gillavein670/

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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 Glaván
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