Galambos Surname

66,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Galambos Surname User-submission:

The name literally means 'with pigeon', and it's s metonymic for someone who raises or sells pigeons or doves.

Galambos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary5,6911:1,725187
United States7971:454,77938,889
Canada3071:120,01812,640
Slovakia1691:31,5775,627
Romania1151:174,59017,952
Austria761:112,04515,874
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England251:2,228,72284,230
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Norway151:342,81932,589
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Serbia71:1,020,70729,076
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Galamboš (572) are calculated separately.

Galambos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name literally means 'with pigeon', and it's s metonymic for someone who raises or sells pigeons or doves.

- attila70

Galambos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galambos (Russian: Галамбос) is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Galamboš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galambos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,911th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 979,246 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Galambos live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 5,691 people, or 1 in 1,725. In Hungary Galambos is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 21 percent live, Pest County, where 20 percent live and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Hungary it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Galambos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galambos last name are 13.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Galambos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning 314,022 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $43,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Galambos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galambos in the Russian language
Галамбосgalambos-

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