Galeno Surname

46,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Galeno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galeno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4,5001:47,5721,873
Philippines2,2751:44,5007,138
Mexico1,6181:76,7163,287
Venezuela1,5791:19,1291,407
United States6141:590,32448,194
Italy2361:259,13934,382
Chile1111:158,7075,328
Colombia771:620,4427,661
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Guam81:20,0153,029
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Panama41:978,06412,245
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Galeño (17) are calculated separately.

Galeno (1,009) may also be a first name.

Galeno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galeno is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Galeño. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galeno? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,368th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 651,896 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Galeno reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America. Galeno is also the 253,213th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,009 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 4,500 people, or 1 in 47,572. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Piauí, where 37 percent are found, Ceará, where 14 percent are found and Maranhão, where 11 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Mexico, where 14 percent are found.

Galeno Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galeno last name are 45.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galeno earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 292.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 76,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $27,217,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning $37,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $45,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galeño9417/
Galleno921,435/
Galenos9233/
Galheno9213/
Galengo928/
Gaileno921/
Galenoa921/
Galenoi921/
Ngalenou8610/
Gallenos863/
Galeanos862/
Ggaleano862/
Ghalenoi862/
Galeanod861/
Gallleno861/
Galheano861/
D'Galeno861/
Gailetno860/
Galino833,197/
Galena83644/
Goleno8388/
Galyno8310/
Galheanos804/
Galleango801/
Galeana7723,963/
Gallino773,864/
Galhena773,331/
Gallena77362/
Galinos77317/
Galinou77305/
Galiena77245/
Ngalena77105/
Golengo7779/
Galenga7778/
Galingo7741/
Galenas7736/
Galoino7733/
Galinot7710/
Gaulino778/
Galaino775/
Goleano774/
Galinod773/
Golenoa772/
Galgino772/
Galiono772/
Galisno771/
Golleno771/
Galuino771/
Galeina771/
Galeena771/
Gailino771/
Galinoo771/
Gaylena770/
Galliena71264/
Gallinot7142/
Gal'lino7137/
Gallenga7126/
Galleana717/
Gallingo713/
Gallenat712/
Gallaino712/
Gayleena711/
Galeanas711/
Galhenga711/
Galinous711/
Golleano711/
Ghalenad711/
Gallinos711/
Galingoh711/
Galina674,545/
Golino673,401/
Golena67187/
Galiño6790/
Galyna6733/
Golyno672/
Galehenga671/
Gaglioino671/

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