Family name Гальван (Galvan 
, Galván 
, Гальван 
) , around the globe, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen Гальван is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, where it is a common surname, Argentina, and Uruguay, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Mexico, Argentina, and the United States. Much less frequently, Гальван is the forename as well as the last name.