Galant Surname
Approximately 12,505 people bear this surname
Galant Surname User-submission:
The surname Galan, Galant, or Galante means 'gentleman'.
Galant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,975 | 1:10,890 | 1,362 |
| Poland | 3,333 | 1:11,404 | 1,634 |
| France | 1,123 | 1:59,148 | 7,936 |
| United States | 687 | 1:527,597 | 43,954 |
| Haiti | 542 | 1:19,712 | 1,662 |
| Indonesia | 265 | 1:499,054 | 40,843 |
| Israel | 226 | 1:37,866 | 5,201 |
| Brazil | 209 | 1:1,024,279 | 36,147 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Argentina | 148 | 1:288,807 | 23,114 |
| Belgium | 148 | 1:77,680 | 12,268 |
| Russia | 146 | 1:987,144 | 76,448 |
| Croatia | 123 | 1:34,379 | 7,032 |
| Spain | 116 | 1:403,035 | 21,972 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Mexico | 43 | 1:2,886,656 | 22,491 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Namibia | 31 | 1:77,723 | 7,760 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Galant (306) may also be a first name.
Galant Surname Meaning
Galant Demographics
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Galant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galant (Arabic: غالنت, Russian: Галант) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galant? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,733rd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 582,771 people. The surname Galant is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Galant are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Galant is also the 503,193rd most commonly held given name on earth, held by 306 people.
The last name Galant is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 4,975 people, or 1 in 10,890. In South Africa Galant is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 81 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 5 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 27 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.
Galant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Galant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galant surname increased 22,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 536 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Galant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Galant surname are 6.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.88% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Galant earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18% less than the national average, earning 283,779 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26% less than the national average, earning R 175,860 per year; in United States they earn 18.43% more than the national average, earning $51,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $45,852 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galant in the Russian language | ||
| Галант | galant | - |
| Galant in the Arabic language | ||
| غالنت | ghalnt | - |
| غلانت | ghlant | - |
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