Galeras Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Galeras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galeras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Galeras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galeras is most common in Colombia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Galeras click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galeras? popularity and diffusion

Galeras is the 2,661,929th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Galeras is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Galeras are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,592,469. In Colombia Galeras is primarily found in: Bolívar Department, where 50 percent live, Atlántico Department, where 47 percent live and Cesar Department, where 3 percent live. Barring Colombia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent live and Cuba, where 8 percent live.

Galeras Last Name Statistics demography

Galeras earn a lot less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 38.71% less than the national average, earning $13,913,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galeiras93150/
Galleras9342/
Galieras931/
Galera9223,343/
Aleras92155/
Gallera861,400/
Aletras86504/
Galaras86137/
Galeros8671/
Galhera8652/
Galeray8643/
Alleras8629/
Aleuras8627/
Galiera8612/
Galerza863/
Gahlera863/
Aleyras863/
Gailera862/
Galeera862/
Galerra861/
Gaulera861/
Ghalera861/
Galerea861/
Galgera861/
Ngalera861/
Galleros802,097/
Galliera80684/
Galheira8059/
Galeiray8029/
Gagliera8017/
Galleray8015/
Galeraud805/
Allieras804/
Gallerat802/
Gailiera802/
Galereau802/
Galllera802/
Galleroa801/
Hahleras801/
Galhiera801/
Galeuraj801/
Gallaras801/
Alherais801/
Galleira801/
Allerass800/
Allgeras800/
Galero774,215/
Galira7772/
Aliras7710/
Aleros778/
Galéra774/
Golera773/
Oleras771/
Gallerach7526/
Galheiros7514/
Gallergos7512/
Galeraith759/
Galeraiph756/
Galereath753/
Gallleros752/
Galaharas751/
Gallieros751/
Alheraish751/
Galleeros751/
Gallergah750/
Allerhaus750/
Gallero712,099/
Galiero711,076/
Olleras71420/
Gallira7137/
Galerou7136/
Ngolera7124/
Ngalero7121/
Galiray7114/
Galeiro719/
Gaulira719/
Goleraj717/
Galaraz715/
Geloras715/
Alearaz714/
Galerei713/
Ngalira713/
Galhero712/
Galaros711/
Gollera711/
Ghalero711/
Galayra711/
Eileras711/
Alerach711/
Alerose711/
Aleeraz711/
Gallerhois710/
Galeroy710/
Hallergass710/
Goularas67222/
Alheiros67116/
Eileraas67104/
Galliero67104/
Gholeray6798/
Galheiro6787/
Galoiray6786/
Gagliero6752/
Alirasse6713/
Gauliero676/
Gollerra675/
Galliros675/
Gallerey675/
Ollieras674/
Gallirat672/
Gallergo672/
Golleray671/
Alheraiz671/
Ngaalira671/
Halleros671/
Gallerro671/
Algergos671/
Aliraash671/
Alirasst671/
Aljrashe671/
Golerose671/
Galharos671/
Galerood670/
Galeroth670/

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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 Galeras
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