Golvani Surname

203,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Golvani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golvani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,0351:37,7314,442
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183

Golvani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golvani occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Golvani.

How Common Is The Last Name Golvani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 203,128th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,556,635 people. The last name Golvani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Golvani reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

Golvani is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 2,035 people, or 1 in 37,731. In Iran Golvani is primarily found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 85 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 8 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvani869,328/
Golwani8674/
Galvagni801,770/
Galvanio8029/
Galvanni806/
Ngolwani803/
Galvaniz801/
Goulbanih751/
Galvane71299/
Galvany71191/
Golbane7150/
Galvoni719/
Galwani716/
Galuani712/
Golwane711/
Golwana711/
Galvagne6743/
Kgolwane6719/
Galvayne6715/
Golbaneh678/
Goulwane678/
Galvanes678/
Galvanez674/
Galvanhe673/
Ghalbani673/
Gallvany671/
Gohlwane671/
Golwanha671/
Golbhane671/
Galuagni671/

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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 Golvani
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