Galbraigh Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Galbraigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galbraigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Galbraigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galbraigh occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galbraigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galbraigh is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Galbraigh are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Galbraigh is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Galbraigh is mostly found in: California, where 33 percent reside, Virginia, where 22 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States Galbraigh occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.

Galbraigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galbraigh surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Galbraigh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galbraigth951/
Galbrigh941/
Galbreagh899/
Galbreigh891/
Albrigh882/
Albrigth8212/
Allbrigh823/
Albraugh820/
Albrig8015/
Golbraikh7829/
Galbraykh788/
Galvriegh781/
Golbraugh780/
Albraik75309/
Albrigt7515/
Albrigg753/
Albrough7187/
Albrikht7122/
Albrithc711/
Gailbrak711/
Galbreak710/
Albrigtt710/
Albrachk710/
Albrak67200/
Golbraykh67148/
Olbrig679/
Albric677/
Albrac675/
Holbraikh674/
Albrik672/
Albraq671/

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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 Galbraigh
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