Galben Surname

217,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Galben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9221:21,7762,791
Moldova7711:4,619671
Russia1091:1,322,23094,006
Israel241:356,56829,419
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Galben (20) may also be a first name.

Galben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galben (Russian: Галбен) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 217,216th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,859,929 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Galben live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 21,776. In Romania Galben is most numerous in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 32 percent are found, Vaslui County, where 14 percent are found and Bacău County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Romania Galben is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 41 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Galben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galben last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Galben earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaulben921/
Alben91788/
Galbn912/
Albuen83479/
Golben83392/
Galbin83366/
Albien83238/
Halben83114/
Albent8313/
Albeen8312/
Galbîn838/
Galbăn834/
Albend832/
Allben831/
Galuen831/
Ahlben831/
Albaen831/
Galwen831/
Albn801/
Galbina7723/
Albenne7715/
Allbien773/
Ghalwen773/
Goulben772/
Golbeng771/
Gaulbin771/
Gaulbem771/
Galbion770/
Albin7314,813/
Galvn73866/
Albyn73114/
Golbn7344/
Albín7341/
Olben7319/
Allbn736/
Albem733/
Albne732/
Albän731/
Albén731/
Albenque71584/
Albenova7144/
Hatleben7117/
Albengue713/
Alėbienė712/
Albina674,251/
Holben671,608/
Golbin67676/
Albion67669/
Ahlbin67293/
Halbin67285/
Albihn67249/
Albing67213/
Galbim6782/
Albyna6749/
Alhbin6748/
Albuin6746/
Gottleben6739/
Albint6726/
Galwin6721/
Allbin6715/
Halbyn6712/
Golwen6711/
Albndh674/
Galuin673/
Albyon673/
Hauselben672/
Aalbin672/
Aulbin671/
Albgne671/
Albinc671/
Ahlbem671/

Galben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galben in the Russian language
Галбенgalben-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galben
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