Gvalia Surname
Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname
Gvalia Surname User-submission:
The Gvalia surname means 'hearty person', being referred to as either large or really kind.
Gvalia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,188 | 1:3,153 | 640 |
| Abkhazia | 247 | 1:983 | 232 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Ossetia | 1 | 1:53,432 | 1,287 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gvalia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gvalia surname means 'hearty person', being referred to as either large or really kind.
- andrewjohnson1245Gvalia Demographics
Gvalia Religious Adherence
in Georgia
Religious Adherence
in Georgia
Gvalia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gvalia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gvalia (Georgian: გვალია, Russian: Гвалиа) is found most frequently in Georgia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gvalia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gvalia is the 262,597th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Gvalia live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.
This last name is most numerous in Georgia, where it is borne by 1,188 people, or 1 in 3,153. In Georgia it is most numerous in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 39 percent live, Imereti, where 30 percent live and Tbilisi, where 24 percent live. Not including Georgia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.
Gvalia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gvalia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gvalia in the Georgian language | ||
| გვალია | gvalia | - |
| Gvalia in the Russian language | ||
| Гвалиа | gvalia | - |
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Footnotes
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