Galbán Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Galbán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galbán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Galban (11,849), Galbăn (4) & Galbàn (1) are calculated separately.

Galbán Last Name Facts

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

Galbán occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Galban, Galbăn or Galbàn. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galbán? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Galbán live; 44 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 2,750,120. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 24 percent reside, Madrid, where 24 percent reside and Galicia, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Spain this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galban9411,849/
Galbăn944/
Galbàn941/
Albán9143/
Galván832,150/
Galbon83377/
Galbánová801/
Ghalban772,818/
Galbane771,257/
Galbone779/
Ngalban775/
Ghalbon774/
Galbean772/
Galboun771/
Gaalban771/
Ngalbon771/
Galband771/
Galbaan771/
Galvánn771/
Gallban771/
Galbein770/
Alban7335,149/
Albon733,852/
Alván7310/
Albàn735/
Albón731/
Ghalbane71414/
Gailband7121/
Galbasin7118/
Ghalboun713/
Albánová711/
Galvan67321,011/
Golban676,874/
Albane67912/
Albone67903/
Albain67888/
Galwan67294/
Halban67266/
Albang67236/
Albaan67202/
Allbon67177/
Albohn67157/
Alband67135/
Albong67124/
Allban67124/
Albean67122/
Galvon6791/
Galuan6788/
Galvàn6753/
Golbon6751/
Alboon6724/
Alboin6718/
Galuon6716/
Albant6715/
Galbam6711/
Albein6710/
Holbán673/
Albond673/
Albann672/
Ahlbon672/
Galbanová671/
Gálván671/
Albatn671/
Aalban671/
Albgan671/
Albhan671/
Alboun670/
Halbon670/
Gailbandt670/

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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 Galbán
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