Galegar Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Galegar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galegar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Galegar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galegar (Marathi: गलेगार) occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galegar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Galegar reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States Galegar is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 54 percent reside, Texas, where 33 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Galegar occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Galegar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Galegar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galegar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galegar surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Galegar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.29% less than the national average, earning $35,259 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Galegar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galegar in the Marathi language
गलेगारgalegara-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Galegar
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