Galerneau Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Galerneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galerneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3581:185,53828,864
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Galerneau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galerneau is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galerneau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 677,464th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Galerneau are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 185,538. In France Galerneau is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 52 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Grand Est, where 10 percent live. Aside from France this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Galerneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galerneau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galerneau last name expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galerneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Galerneau are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Galerneau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $47,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $44,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallerneau9587/
Galorneau8933/
Gallerneault8626/
Gallarneau8424/
Galarneu823/
Galernat821/
Alerna801/
Golarneau781/
Galerno7538/
Galarna751/
Alierna751/
Halerna750/
Gallerno7187/
Gallarna711/
Allierna710/
Olerna670/
Galarno6371/
Oslerna637/
Alierno633/
Aliorna631/
Gallarno5946/
Halirnat591/
Gallorno590/

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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 Galerneau
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