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

Galel (Marathi: गळेल, Oriya: ଗାେଲଲ, Russian: Галел) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,470th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,963,622 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Galel are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 501,377th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 308 people.

The last name Galel is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 1,934 people, or 1 in 39,701. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.

Galel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Galel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galel last name expanded 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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