Golvy Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Golvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran651:1,181,27051,307
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Golvy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golvy is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golvy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Golvy is the 2,333,370th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Golvy are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 1,181,270. In Iran it is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 86 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golvyi912/
Olvy8911/
Golvych831/
Golby801,940/
Olvey80641/
Golve80216/
Golvi80214/
Galvy8014/
Holvy805/
Gholve734,670/
Holvey73792/
Golvee73535/
Golbey73494/
Golvet73329/
Galvey73292/
Golvei73189/
Golway73128/
Goulby73121/
Golvio73114/
Golboy7385/
Golbay7368/
Holvay7367/
Oulvey7352/
Golvea7335/
Golved7327/
Golver7325/
Golveh7313/
Gholby7311/
Oglivy738/
Golvis738/
Galvay735/
Goolby733/
Gollby732/
Golviz731/
Golwey731/
Golvez731/
Ngolve731/
Goslby731/
Galvys731/
Olviey731/
Goulve731/
Golvie731/
Golvih731/
Golwiy731/
Alvy671,246/
Olva67301/
Olwy67278/
Olby67273/
Golbouy6745/
Olvi6744/
Olve6712/
Hollvey677/
Gooslby677/
Goslvez676/
O'Gilvy675/
Goilboy673/
Ngoulve672/
Goslves671/
Gholhve671/
Golvait671/
Goulbey671/
Golueyi671/
Goollby671/
Ghoolve671/
Holveey670/
Gollway670/

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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 Golvy
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