Galeriu Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Galeriu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galeriu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1591:126,27613,849
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

Galeriu Last Name Facts

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

Galeriu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galeriu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Galeriu is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Galeriu are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Galeriu is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 126,276. In Romania Galeriu is most numerous in: Bacău County, where 47 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 47 percent reside and Galați County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Romania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galerius9310/
Geleriu8666/
Alerius8618/
Aleariou801/
Aliriu771/
Olieriu7128/
Olerius7121/
Aliriuh711/
Olearius675/
Alhijriu674/
Aliryu625/
Olăroiu5728/

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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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  • 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 Galeriu
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