Galef Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Galef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Galef (33) may also be a first name.

Galef Last Name Facts

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

Galef (Marathi: गालेफ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galef? popularity and diffusion

Galef is the 2,460,878th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Galef live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name globally, held by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 32 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and North Carolina, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Galef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galef surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Galef earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning $63,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallef9119/
Galeff912/
Galefe912/
Ghalef911/
Gaalef911/
Galeef911/
Alef891,032/
Ghallef831/
Galeb801,207/
Galev80983/
Alief80621/
Halef80431/
Alefs80305/
Aleff80238/
Ailef80116/
Alefe80115/
Aleef8084/
Galif8068/
Allef8039/
Aleaf8018/
Aalef8010/
Ahlef805/
Galew804/
Aslef801/
Aylef801/
Alhef801/
Aleuf800/
Ghaleb73214,840/
Galiev7338,692/
Galeev7314,276/
Galeva731,094/
Geleff73126/
Galeeb7347/
Alieff7346/
Haleef7346/
Gallew7342/
Galaif7321/
Allefs7321/
Ghalif7321/
Galife7320/
Ahleff7317/
Goleff7315/
Galiew7314/
Galleb739/
Hallef738/
Gallev736/
Galeew736/
Alleff736/
Galeiv734/
Gatlif733/
Gatlev733/
Haleff732/
Galeph732/
Aleeff732/
Gaaleb731/
Halief731/
Ailefe731/
Aleife731/
Haleaf731/
Kgalif731/
Gaulev731/
Hailef731/
Gallif731/
Aalefe731/
Alheaf731/
Gahlev731/
Alefch731/
Aleefz731/
Alefhs731/
Ahlefe731/
Atleft731/
Haleft730/
Alif6738,170/
Aleb6715,503/
Alev674,413/
Gatliff67715/
Ghalleb67265/
Alew67157/
Olef6789/
Aylieff6767/
Galliev6728/
Gauleib6717/
Galiffe6714/
Gaileva6712/
Galleev6710/
Alyf676/
Galiphe675/
Gouleuf673/
Galleva672/
Aljf672/
Gauleva672/
Hallefe672/
Ghaleeb672/
Gouleff671/
Alêf671/
Álef671/
Ngoulef671/
Halleft671/
Ghaleib671/
Alaheef671/
Ghaleiw671/
Aslefch671/
Alleffe671/
Autleff670/
Galliff670/
Golleif670/

Galef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galef in the Marathi language
गालेफgalepha80.95
गलेफgalepha9.52
गालेफ़galefa4.76
अगालेफagalepha4.76

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galef
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