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 held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guilva? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 493,410th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. The surname Guilva is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guilva reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 376,889th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 505 people.
The last name Guilva is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 31,138. In Cameroon Guilva is most frequent in: North Region, where 95 percent reside, Far North Region, where 5 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Guilva exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
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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