Golveia Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Belize

Golveia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golveia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3521:608,16622,661
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Golveia Last Name Facts

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

Golveia is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golveia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 790,102nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Golveia live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 608,166. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Paraná, where 14 percent live and Pará, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Belize, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goulveia931/
Golvei92189/
Golvea9235/
Olveia924/
Galveia86522/
Gulveia861/
Olvea83751/
Galveias80437/
Golvee77535/
Galvea7736/
Olviya774/
Golbea773/
Alveia772/
Goluea771/
Golvie771/
Galveas7185/
Galviya717/
Golvait711/
Galveaz711/
Golueyi711/
Gulviya711/
Gálveaz711/
Olvey67641/
Alvea67517/
Olbei678/
Olvie677/
Alvei674/
Olbea673/
Galvaiah673/
Golvajee672/
Golbeich672/
Olwea672/
Gholvaye671/
Olwei671/
Olvej671/
Oluea671/

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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 Golveia
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