Galarreta Surname

127,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Galarreta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galarreta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2,7961:11,3681,571
Spain4951:94,4497,847
Argentina781:547,99239,725
United States711:5,105,055259,233
France311:2,142,668174,004
Chile281:629,16015,000
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Galarreta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galarreta occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galarreta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,368th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,045,914 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Galarreta are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 2,796 people, or 1 in 11,368. In Peru Galarreta is most frequent in: La Libertad Region, where 38 percent are found, Lima Province, where 31 percent are found and Cajamarca Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Peru it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Galarreta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galarreta last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Galarreta earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,395 per year and in United States they earn 28.01% more than the national average, earning $55,235 USD per year.

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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 Galarreta
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