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

The surname Galeriu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galeriu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Galeriu reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 126,276. In Romania Galeriu is most numerous in: Bacău County, where 47 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 47 percent are found and Galați County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Romania Galeriu is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Galeriu
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