Galdámez Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Galdámez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galdámez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala191:846,4565,220
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Galdamez (33,365), Galdàmez (5) & Galdaméz (2) are calculated separately.

Galdámez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galdámez occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Galdamez, Galdàmez or Galdaméz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galdámez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galdámez is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Galdámez live; 39 percent live in Central America and 39 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 846,456. In Guatemala it is primarily concentrated in: Guatemala Department, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Guatemala it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 32 percent reside and Spain, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galdamez9633,365/
Galdàmez965/
Galdaméz922/
Galdomez882/
Galdámes881/
Galdamezz822/
Galdamiez821/
Galdameez821/
Galdame802,154/
Aldamez802/
Galdames759,116/
Goldamez757/
Galdamec755/
Galdamiz755/
Galdamer753/
Goldomez752/
Galdomer751/
Galdammer710/
Aldamiz6740/
Galdami6711/
Aldames673/
Galdama671/
Goldamer6384/
Aldhames6337/
Galdouma6332/
Aldaames631/
Galdoumi631/
Aldahmes631/
Goldammer592,715/
Goldhamer59214/
Aldahmesh594/
Goldhammer561,725/
Aldamis531/
Goldamy531/
Oldames530/
Aldatmıs5034/
Goldamma500/

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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 Galdámez
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