Guilva Surname
Approximately 670 people bear this surname
Guilva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 667 | 1:31,138 | 4,202 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
Guilva (505) may also be a first name.
Guilva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guilva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guilva is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guilva? popularity and diffusion
It is the 493,410th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. The last name Guilva is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guilva live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. Guilva is also the 376,889th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 505 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 31,138. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 95 percent live, Far North Region, where 5 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilva | 91 | 196 | / |
| Guilvaut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guilvaud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gilvaz | 83 | 121 | / |
| Gilvas | 83 | 35 | / |
| Gilvad | 83 | 26 | / |
| Guelva | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gilvat | 83 | 11 | / |
| Guilveaux | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gilvaiz | 77 | 9 | / |
| Quielva | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gilveau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guelvas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guilvou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gujlvad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilvath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guilveault | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gelva | 73 | 115 | / |
| Guilvout | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gilveath | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gelvas | 67 | 604 | / |
| Gilvey | 67 | 199 | / |
| Cuelva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gelvaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Glevaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gailba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glevay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilvei | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Guilva
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