Galel Surname

174,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Galel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,9341:39,7014,636
India2831:2,710,47884,163
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Galel (308) may also be a first name.

Galel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galel (Marathi: गळेल, Oriya: ଗାେଲଲ, Russian: Галел) is found most frequently in Iran. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Galel.

How Common Is The Last Name Galel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174,470th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,963,622 people. Galel occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Galel reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 501,377th most widely held forename globally, held by 308 people.

Galel is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 1,934 people, or 1 in 39,701. In Iran Galel is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.

Galel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galel surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galeel91140/
Galiel9159/
Gallel9143/
Galeul9113/
Gaulel916/
Galael913/
Ghalel913/
Gatlel912/
Galell911/
Alel89281/
Gailele83298/
Ghaleel8321/
Ghallel832/
Galiell831/
Gayleel831/
Gattlel831/
Galliel831/
Cghalel831/
Gaailel831/
Aluel809,151/
Galil805,085/
Allel803,896/
Aleel80275/
Halel80208/
Aliel8058/
Gelel8027/
Golel8019/
Aulel807/
Ahlel806/
Aloel804/
Alael803/
Alesl802/
Alhel802/
Ealel801/
Ailel801/
Atlel801/
Alell800/
Gailleul7721/
Galelova773/
Kgailele771/
Haleel7324,789/
Ghalil73501/
Hallel73276/
Alliel73223/
Ailele7345/
Ahliel7330/
Goulel7319/
Alelle7319/
Gollel7317/
Ahlael739/
Auliel737/
Alheel737/
Gallil736/
Galgil736/
Geleel735/
Alleel735/
Ahalel734/
Hailel734/
Golell734/
Ngalil732/
Allael732/
Alegli731/
Gholel731/
Gielel731/
Ailael731/
Asleel731/
Allell731/
Halhel731/
Gohlel731/
Aillel731/
Haliel731/
Aulehl731/
Aylele731/
Ngolel731/
Healel730/
Alil672,927/
Olel67422/
Gallova67120/
Gallowa6721/
Alelova6713/
Hailele679/
Aillele678/
Haslell676/
Ghellel672/
Geleșel671/
Hallael671/
Alhl671/
Alehele671/
Hatlell671/
Ghalill671/
Gheilel671/
Alyl671/
Goullel671/
Haslelt670/
Galhlhe670/
Goulelt670/
Galille670/

Galel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galel in the Marathi language
गळेलgalela-
Galel in the Oriya language
ଗାେଲଲgaelala94
ଗାେଲଲ୍gaelal4
Galel in the Russian language
Галелgalel-

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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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  • 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 Galel
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