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

The last name Galbán occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Galban, Galbăn or Galbàn. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galbán? popularity and diffusion

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

Galbán is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,750,120. In Spain Galbán is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 24 percent live, Madrid, where 24 percent live and Galicia, where 18 percent live. Beside Spain it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

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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