Galarza Surname
Approximately 111,353 people bear this surname
Galarza Surname Definition:
One who came from Galarza (stone mound), in Spain.
Galarza comes from a Basque word meaning "abedulal" or place of the birch trees.
Basque name from parish of Galarza in political subdivision of Vergara (Guipúzcoa). Later went to Vizcaya, Álava, and Navarre.
Read More About This SurnameGalarza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 35,533 | 1:1,203 | 165 |
| Ecuador | 21,289 | 1:747 | 119 |
| Mexico | 14,584 | 1:8,511 | 941 |
| Peru | 9,270 | 1:3,429 | 558 |
| Bolivia | 9,178 | 1:1,157 | 233 |
| United States | 8,952 | 1:40,489 | 4,977 |
| Spain | 3,251 | 1:14,381 | 1,647 |
| Colombia | 3,075 | 1:15,536 | 1,344 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,339 | 1:1,518 | 178 |
| Paraguay | 1,637 | 1:4,421 | 398 |
| Dominican Republic | 740 | 1:14,099 | 1,051 |
| Uruguay | 286 | 1:11,999 | 1,351 |
| Nicaragua | 213 | 1:28,268 | 1,110 |
| Brazil | 208 | 1:1,029,204 | 36,297 |
| Venezuela | 164 | 1:184,171 | 5,214 |
| Costa Rica | 147 | 1:32,517 | 914 |
| Chile | 87 | 1:202,488 | 6,415 |
| Philippines | 86 | 1:1,177,189 | 93,405 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Cuba | 42 | 1:274,350 | 5,115 |
| Panama | 36 | 1:108,674 | 4,042 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Galarza (64) may also be a first name.
Galarza Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Galarza (stone mound), in Spain.
Galarza comes from a Basque word meaning "abedulal" or place of the birch trees.
Basque name from parish of Galarza in political subdivision of Vergara (Guipúzcoa). Later went to Vizcaya, Álava, and Navarre.
Galarza Demographics
Average Male Galarza Height
172.56 cm
Average Female Galarza Height
161.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Galarza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galarza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galarza is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Galarza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galarza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galarza is the 5,081st most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 65,445 people. Galarza is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Galarza reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Andean South America. Galarza is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 64 people.
Galarza is most widespread in Argentina, where it is carried by 35,533 people, or 1 in 1,203. In Argentina Galarza is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 41 percent live, Corrientes Province, where 12 percent live and Chaco Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Argentina Galarza occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 19 percent live and Mexico, where 13 percent live.
Galarza Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Galarza surname are 43.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Galarza earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,038 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $25,420,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.13% less than the national average, earning $36,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $46,186 CAD per year.
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Galarza Reference & Research
Galarza FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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