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 more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Golven reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

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

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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