Golva Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Golva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Golva (118) may also be a first name.
Golva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Golva (Hindi: गोलवा, Marathi: गोलवा, Russian: Голва) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Golva.
How Common Is The Last Name Golva? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Golva occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Golva reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Golva is also the 859,937th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 118 people.
This last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent reside, Telangana, where 32 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golva in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलवा | golava | - |
| Golva in the Hindi language | ||
| गोलवा | golava | 94.83 |
| गोल्वा | golva | 5.17 |
| Golva in the Russian language | ||
| Голва | golva | - |
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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 Golva
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