Galera Surname
Approximately 23,343 people bear this surname
Galera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 8,634 | 1:5,415 | 673 |
| Philippines | 6,492 | 1:15,594 | 1,742 |
| Argentina | 1,815 | 1:23,550 | 1,961 |
| Brazil | 1,657 | 1:129,194 | 4,923 |
| Mexico | 1,107 | 1:112,128 | 3,963 |
| France | 815 | 1:81,500 | 11,542 |
| Colombia | 530 | 1:90,140 | 3,437 |
| United States | 525 | 1:690,398 | 54,758 |
| Puerto Rico | 349 | 1:10,172 | 509 |
| Poland | 276 | 1:137,713 | 19,931 |
| Cuba | 253 | 1:45,544 | 1,930 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Italy | 97 | 1:630,481 | 57,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 78 | 1:17,487 | 2,128 |
| Costa Rica | 61 | 1:78,362 | 1,469 |
| Venezuela | 59 | 1:511,934 | 9,699 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Andorra | 19 | 1:4,413 | 868 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
The alternate forms: Galéra (4) are calculated separately.
Galera (82) may also be a first name.
Galera Demographics
Average Male Galera Height
171.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Galera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galera (Hindi: गलेरा, Oriya: ଗେଲରା, Russian: Галера) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Galéra. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galera? popularity and diffusion
Galera is the 23,220th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 312,194 people. The last name Galera is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Galera live; 37 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,060,447th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 82 people.
It is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 8,634 people, or 1 in 5,415. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 35 percent live, Catalonia, where 25 percent live and Valencian Community, where 14 percent live. Barring Spain this last name occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.
Galera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galera last name are 39.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.73% being registered with the political party.
The amount Galera earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning €29,156 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.77% less than the national average, earning $16,625,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.42% less than the national average, earning $40,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.87% less than the national average, earning $38,818 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galera in the Hindi language | ||
| गलेरा | galera | - |
| Galera in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗେଲରା | gelara | - |
| Galera in the Russian language | ||
| Галера | galera | - |
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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 Galera
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