Galan Surname
Approximately 124,040 people bear this surname
Galan Surname User-submission:
The Galan surname derives from a nickname driving from the French word gallant, meaning 'suitor', often in reference to single men.
Galan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 39,643 | 1:1,179 | 124 |
| Mexico | 22,684 | 1:5,472 | 686 |
| Philippines | 7,733 | 1:13,092 | 1,367 |
| United States | 7,228 | 1:50,147 | 6,059 |
| Colombia | 5,333 | 1:8,958 | 1,008 |
| Peru | 5,024 | 1:6,326 | 976 |
| Argentina | 4,485 | 1:9,530 | 918 |
| Romania | 3,963 | 1:5,066 | 683 |
| El Salvador | 3,435 | 1:1,847 | 326 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,328 | 1:3,135 | 393 |
| Ecuador | 2,799 | 1:5,683 | 950 |
| Cuba | 2,791 | 1:4,129 | 518 |
| Nicaragua | 2,294 | 1:2,625 | 383 |
| France | 1,834 | 1:36,217 | 4,439 |
| Brazil | 1,789 | 1:119,661 | 4,540 |
| Venezuela | 1,487 | 1:20,312 | 1,464 |
| Nepal | 1,486 | 1:19,166 | 931 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,435 | 1:2,474 | 226 |
| Pakistan | 961 | 1:185,894 | 4,658 |
| Guatemala | 420 | 1:38,292 | 2,045 |
| Chile | 375 | 1:46,977 | 2,181 |
| Russia | 361 | 1:399,233 | 38,586 |
| Honduras | 319 | 1:27,638 | 955 |
| Canada | 294 | 1:125,325 | 13,101 |
| Panama | 247 | 1:15,839 | 1,166 |
| Uruguay | 240 | 1:14,299 | 1,619 |
| Moldova | 214 | 1:16,642 | 2,855 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Germany | 140 | 1:575,039 | 46,885 |
| Poland | 133 | 1:285,780 | 34,483 |
| Malaysia | 125 | 1:235,954 | 13,459 |
| Italy | 109 | 1:561,071 | 53,789 |
| Slovakia | 89 | 1:59,960 | 11,562 |
| Taiwan | 88 | 1:266,418 | 2,209 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| Costa Rica | 62 | 1:77,098 | 1,454 |
| Belarus | 60 | 1:158,351 | 21,538 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Turkey | 38 | 1:2,047,932 | 70,216 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Faroe Islands | 8 | 1:6,125 | 639 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Galán (1,677), Gălan (248) & Galàn (18) are calculated separately.
Galan (6,600) may also be a first name.
Galan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Galan surname derives from a nickname driving from the French word gallant, meaning 'suitor', often in reference to single men.
- emberedrosesThe surname Galan, Galant, or Galante means 'gentleman'.
- ten8lionGalan Demographics
Average Galan Salary in
United States
$38,034 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galan (Arabic: غالان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻥ, Hindi: गलां, Marathi: गालन, Oriya: ଗାଲାନ, Russian: Галан) occurs most in Spain. It may occur as a variant: Galán, Gălan or Galàn. Click here to see other potential spellings of Galan.
How Common Is The Last Name Galan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,537th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 58,752 people. The last name Galan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Galan live; 32 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 32 percent live in Iberian Europe. Galan is also the 80,605th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 6,600 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is borne by 39,643 people, or 1 in 1,179. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 26 percent live, Madrid, where 19 percent live and Catalonia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Spain it exists in 102 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.
Galan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Galan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galan last name increased 24,093 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 6,167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Galan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Galan surname are 40.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.56% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Galan earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,347 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $22,798,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning $38,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,152 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻥ | klan | - |
| Galan in the Hindi language | ||
| गलां | galam | 56.6 |
| गलं | galam | 24.53 |
| गलन | galana | 9.43 |
| गलान | galana | 5.66 |
| गलाँ | galam | 1.89 |
| गालण | galana | 1.89 |
| Galan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲାନ | galana | 50 |
| ଗାଲନ | galana | 50 |
| Galan in the Marathi language | ||
| गालन | galana | 50 |
| गळाण | galana | 25 |
| गाळन | galana | 12.5 |
| गळन | galana | 12.5 |
| Galan in the Russian language | ||
| Галан | galan | - |
| Galan in the Arabic language | ||
| غالان | ghalan | - |
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