Galapon Surname

71,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Galapon Surname User-submission:

The surname Galapon comes from the word gelap or galap, which means 'dark' in Malaysian.

Galapon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,2801:16,1211,817
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada451:818,79163,991
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England141:3,979,861125,553
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Galapon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Galapon comes from the word gelap or galap, which means 'dark' in Malaysian.

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Galapon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galapon is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galapon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galapon is the 71,204th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,050,533 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Galapon are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Galapon is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 6,280 people, or 1 in 16,121. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Cagayan Valley, where 35 percent live, Central Luzon, where 28 percent live and Ilocos, where 11 percent live. Other than The Philippines Galapon is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Galapon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Galapon are 11.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Galapon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $51,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.04% less than the national average, earning $35,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galapong9318/
Gallapon9317/
Alapon9251/
Gallapont883/
Alapont861,477/
Alapone8645/
Galapan8620/
Alaphon8619/
Gelapon869/
Galapom862/
Alapong861/
Alaiphon8080/
Gallapan802/
Alappont801/
Alapan771,339/
Olapon772/
Galeipone7528/
Aulaiphon751/
Gallaphan750/
Alapane7197/
Allapan7178/
Alapang7149/
Olaphon7137/
Alappan7135/
Halapan7132/
Alyapan714/
Alapaan714/
Alaphan714/
Ailapan713/
Alapaun712/
Alopoon712/
Aalapan712/
Aulaiphong712/
Gelapan711/
Alaapan711/
Golapan711/
Aillapan671,919/
Ayllapan67143/
Allapang6727/
Golyapan6725/
Aillapán6712/
Allappan678/
Gölyapan673/
Allaupan672/
Allaphan672/
Aalappan671/
Aloupoun671/
Ailiapan671/
Otlaphon671/
Alaphand671/
Aalapane671/
Aalapaan671/
Gholapan671/
Alappaan671/

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