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Where Does The Last Name Galaz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Galaz (Arabic: غيلز, Russian: Галаз) is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Galáz or Galáž. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galaz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 23,578^th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 317,098 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Galaz live; 69 percent live in South America and 69 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,608,198^th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

Galaz is most common in Chile, where it is held by 15,476 people, or 1 in 1,138. In Chile it is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 53 percent live, O'Higgins Region, where 23 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Chile this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Galaz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Galaz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galaz last name expanded 139,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galaz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Galaz are 40.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Galaz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.07% less than the national average, earning 200,490 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,420 CAD per year.