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.

DNA test information

Galben Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Galben (20) may also be a first name.

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Galben Demographics

Galben Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 5 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Russia

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Galben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galben (Russian: Галбен) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galben? popularity and diffusion

Galben is the 217,216th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,859,929 people. The surname Galben is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Galben live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Romanian Europe. Galben is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The last name Galben is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 922 people, or 1 in 21,776. In Romania Galben is mostly concentrated in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 32 percent live, Vaslui County, where 14 percent live and Bacău County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Romania this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 41 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Galben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galben surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Galben surname 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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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/
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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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