Galeano Surname

3,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Paraguay
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Galeano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galeano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Paraguay54,9561:13222
Colombia53,9151:886190
Argentina28,5161:1,499207
Nicaragua8,9821:670140
Honduras6,3571:1,387266
Spain3,5321:13,2371,527
Guatemala3,5161:4,574643
United States2,7141:133,55214,035
Brazil1,9741:108,4474,086
Venezuela1,5211:19,8581,444
Ecuador1,2571:12,6541,997
Italy1,2451:49,1228,837
Uruguay1,1221:3,059361
El Salvador1,0681:5,940550
Costa Rica6751:7,082442
Mexico5701:217,7655,690
Peru3011:105,5956,565
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Panama601:65,2042,877
France581:1,145,219121,886
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Belize491:7,2551,099
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Chile401:440,41211,644
England321:1,741,18971,393
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malta41:107,5681,849
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Macau11:601,6301,582
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Galéano (1) & Galèano (1) are calculated separately.

Galeano (235) may also be a first name.

Galeano Last Name Facts

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

Galeano (Arabic: جالينو, Russian: Галеано) is most common in Paraguay. It may be found in the variant forms: Galéano or Galèano. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galeano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,261st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,133 people. The surname Galeano is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Galeano live; 83 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Caribbean South America. Galeano is also the 584,346th most common first name internationally, held by 235 people.

The surname is most widely held in Paraguay, where it is carried by 54,956 people, or 1 in 132. In Paraguay Galeano is primarily concentrated in: Central Department, where 30 percent are found, Alto Paraná Department, where 11 percent are found and Asunción, where 11 percent are found. Barring Paraguay it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 31 percent are found and Argentina, where 16 percent are found.

Galeano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galeano last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Galeano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.53% less than the national average, earning €22,664 per year; in Peru they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,379 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $25,010,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $39,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning $46,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galéano951/
Galèano951/
Galleano931,506/
Galeeano933/
Ggaleano932/
Galeanos932/
Galeaono931/
Galeanod931/
Galheano931/
Galheanos884/
Galleango881/
Galiano8632,384/
Galeana8623,963/
Galeono865/
Galaino865/
Goleano864/
Galjano863/
Galaeno863/
Galliano807,671/
Galiyano8042/
Galleana807/
Galhiano805/
Gallaino802/
Galgiano801/
Golleano801/
Galeanas801/
Galeaonad751/
Galiena71245/
Galoino7133/
Galaena7127/
Goliano719/
Galyena715/
Galjana714/
Galaina712/
Galeona711/
Galeina711/
Galeena711/
Goleana711/
Galoena711/
Galuino711/
Galueño711/
Galauna711/
Galliena67264/
Ngalaina6716/
Galaunga6710/
Galiyana673/
Galajana673/
Galahina673/
Galgaina671/
Galgiana671/
Gayleena671/

Galeano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galeano in the Russian language
Галеаноgaleano-
Galeano in the Arabic language
جالينوjalynw-

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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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