Galeau Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Galeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France351:1,897,792163,564
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Galeau Last Name Facts

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

Galeau occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galeau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Galeau live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Galeau is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,897,792. In France Galeau is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 60 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 26 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent are found. Beside France this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 10 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galea9129,625/
Gallea831,291/
Gailea83823/
Gaulea83148/
Galeou8366/
Galieu8343/
Ghalea8313/
Galeju835/
Galiea835/
Galeha833/
Galgea831/
Galeea831/
Golleau7748/
Galicea7713/
Galeyya777/
Ngaljau775/
Galejja773/
Galleay772/
Galetea771/
Ghaleay771/
Galeaha771/
Galehou771/
Gayleah771/
Galehue770/
Gallehu770/
Galayea770/
Galisea770/
Golea734,064/
Gâlea7366/
Galja7334/
Gálea7323/
Gàlea731/
Gallehue7130/
Gauljaux718/
Ngaleheu713/
Galetiya712/
Galleyya712/
Gaaleyya711/
Galettea711/
Ghalehah711/
Galehous710/
Galiou673,031/
Goleha67868/
Galgey67202/
Galoiu67189/
Galiah6783/
Goleyu6758/
Galiye6756/
Goleňa6749/
Galjee6743/
Galjai6741/
Golieu6740/
Galija6721/
Goulea6718/
Galiej6718/
Galeão6715/
Galjus6710/
Galjat677/
Galéus677/
Galihu675/
Galoju674/
Galjas674/
Galjay673/
Galhia673/
Goleay672/
Galjad672/
Galuyu672/
Gollea671/
Galiha671/
Galeoe671/
Galjou671/

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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 Galeau
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