Galapin Surname

158,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Galapin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galapin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,7201:37,2205,727
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Galapin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galapin (Arabic: غالبين) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galapin? popularity and diffusion

Galapin is the 158,560th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,646,168 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Galapin are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,720 people, or 1 in 37,220. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 32 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 9 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Philippines Galapin is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Galapin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galapin last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Galapin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galyapin93104/
Gallapin933/
Galapion931/
Galaping931/
Alapin9230/
Galyapina88134/
Galopin862,653/
Halapin86143/
Alyapin8683/
Galapen8630/
Aslapin868/
Galepin865/
Alapina863/
Țalapin861/
Alapn831/
Gallopin80847/
Galoppin80185/
Alyapina80183/
Galopint8034/
Galopina802/
Halyapin802/
Aulapina801/
Galaipen801/
Hallapin800/
Alopin7734/
Olapin773/
Alapen773/
Alapyn771/
Galopn771/
Galopim7161/
Alapuen7147/
Alopina7136/
Halapinová719/
Golopin715/
Allapen714/
Halapyn712/
Alyapim711/
Gallopyn6712/
Gallopen675/
Allappen674/
Golopina673/

Galapin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galapin in the Arabic language
غالبينghalbyn-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galapin
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