Galapon Surname
Approximately 6,937 people bear this surname
Galapon Surname User-submission:
The surname Galapon comes from the word gelap or galap, which means 'dark' in Malaysian.
Galapon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 6,280 | 1:16,121 | 1,817 |
| United States | 300 | 1:1,208,196 | 85,916 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
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 occurs most in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galapon? popularity and diffusion
Galapon is the 71,204th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,050,533 people. Galapon occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Galapon reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name Galapon is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,280 people, or 1 in 16,121. In The Philippines Galapon is most prevalent in: Cagayan Valley, where 35 percent live, Central Luzon, where 28 percent live and Ilocos, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
Galapon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galapon surname are 11.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galapong | 93 | 18 | / |
| Gallapon | 93 | 17 | / |
| Alapon | 92 | 51 | / |
| Gallapont | 88 | 3 | / |
| Alapont | 86 | 1,477 | / |
| Alapone | 86 | 45 | / |
| Galapan | 86 | 20 | / |
| Alaphon | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gelapon | 86 | 9 | / |
| Galapom | 86 | 2 | / |
| Alapong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alaiphon | 80 | 80 | / |
| Gallapan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alappont | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alapan | 77 | 1,339 | / |
| Olapon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galeipone | 75 | 28 | / |
| Aulaiphon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gallaphan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Alapane | 71 | 97 | / |
| Allapan | 71 | 78 | / |
| Alapang | 71 | 49 | / |
| Olaphon | 71 | 37 | / |
| Alappan | 71 | 35 | / |
| Halapan | 71 | 32 | / |
| Alyapan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alapaan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alaphan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ailapan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alapaun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alopoon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aalapan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aulaiphong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gelapan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alaapan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Golapan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aillapan | 67 | 1,919 | / |
| Ayllapan | 67 | 143 | / |
| Allapang | 67 | 27 | / |
| Golyapan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aillapán | 67 | 12 | / |
| Allappan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gölyapan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Allaupan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allaphan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aalappan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aloupoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailiapan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otlaphon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaphand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aalapane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aalapaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gholapan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alappaan | 67 | 1 | / |
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