Golvi Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Golvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1851:415,04126,306
India271:28,409,829361,298
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Golvi (40) may also be a first name.

Golvi Last Name Facts

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

Golvi (Hindi: गोलवी, Marathi: गोलवी, Russian: Голви) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,129,067th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Golvi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Golvi is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 415,041. In Iran Golvi is primarily concentrated in: Golestan Province, where 36 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 17 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Iran it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golvei91189/
Golvio91114/
Golvis918/
Golvyi912/
Golviz911/
Golvih911/
Golvie911/
Olvi8944/
Golvait831/
Golui807,021/
Olvis80917/
Galvi80250/
Golve80216/
Golvy8067/
Golbi8058/
Olviz8040/
Olvio8021/
Holvi8010/
Gelvi808/
Olvie807/
Oulvi801/
Golwi801/
Galvis7377,498/
Galviz737,965/
Gholve734,670/
Golvee73535/
Golvet73329/
Goulbi73251/
Olvitt7371/
Golbio7351/
Ngolui7336/
Golvea7335/
Ollvid7330/
Goluis7329/
Golwai7329/
Golved7327/
Golver7325/
Holvid7320/
Oylevi7316/
Goluit7315/
Golbiz7314/
Galvit7314/
Holvai7313/
Golveh7313/
Golbie736/
Golbis736/
Gálviz736/
Holvio735/
Golbai735/
Galvie733/
Golbit733/
Galvai733/
Galvih733/
Gelvih732/
Oglivi731/
Ngolve731/
Goulve731/
Goluie731/
Golvez731/
Goului731/
Gollui731/
Holvis731/
Olviey731/
Golwiy731/
Gálvis731/
Gholui731/
Galvio731/
Gelvie730/
Alvi6750,348/
Golimpi67749/
Olui67419/
Olva67301/
Olwi67295/
Olbi67174/
Golwiej6796/
Golbitz6755/
Goolbis6721/
Galvich6717/
Golbois6717/
Olve6712/
Olvy6711/
Goslvez676/
Golbits675/
Golwich675/
Ngoulve672/
Galvaiz672/
Golboiz671/
Gholhve671/
Ghoolve671/
Goulbai671/
Goulbie671/
Golvych671/
Golueyi671/
Gallvis671/
Goslves671/
Golbieh671/
Golbich671/

Golvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golvi in the Hindi language
गोलवीgolavi-
Golvi in the Marathi language
गोलवीgolavi-
Golvi in the Russian language
Голвиgolvi-

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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 Golvi
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