Golven Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Golven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1051:632,59782,532
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Golven (14) may also be a first name.

Golven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golven is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Golven is the 1,185,157th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Golven are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 632,597. In France Golven is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 59 percent are found, Brittany, where 32 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent are found. Besides France Golven is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 36 percent are found and Mexico, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goulven92162/
Golvein921/
Olven919/
Goulvent86161/
Golvin83280/
Gelven83148/
Holven83100/
Galven8376/
Olveng839/
Olvein831/
Olvent830/
Olvien830/
Golvem830/
Golving7723/
Olvesen7723/
Golvina779/
Goulvin777/
Holvein772/
Golvayn771/
Ngolvin771/
Galvene771/
Galvein771/
Gaulven771/
Alven73397/
Olvin7341/
Olvén7313/
Galvin6732,782/
Olvina671,042/
Gelvin67616/
Golvim67133/
Olving67103/
Alveyn6725/
Alveen6720/
Galvín6719/
Alvøen6710/
Alveng6710/
Alvein676/
Alvent676/
Holvin675/
Galvén675/
Holvén673/
Oluene672/
Alvien672/
Alvene672/
Olvine672/
Olwene672/
Halven672/
Holvyn671/
Olbein671/
Golvinova671/
Alvesn671/
Gälvän671/
Alvean671/
Olwein670/
Eulven670/

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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 Golven
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