Galescu Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Galescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2581:13,8042,370
Romania1881:106,79712,036
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Gălescu (4) are calculated separately.

Galescu Last Name Facts

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

Galescu is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gălescu. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galescu is the 655,080th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name Galescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Galescu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 13,804. In Moldova Galescu is most numerous in: Orhei District, where 41 percent reside, Strășeni District, where 31 percent reside and Călărași District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Moldova it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Galescu Last Name Statistics demography

Galescu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gălescu954/
Golescu86551/
Galesku866/
Golaescu8047/
Ghelescu802/
Olescu77410/
Galeku7722/
Galicu771/
Aliscu771/
Gäleåescu751/
Țolescu7131/
Aleskus7124/
Halesku719/
Gelesku716/
Ngaleku716/
Alshcuh711/
Vanghelescu6725/
Gaillicou6311/
Galiku628/
Olesku621/
Goleku621/
Galayku5730/
Halskau574/
Golleku571/
Halskou571/
Halskup570/
Ngolekou53108/
Ng'olekou501/

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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
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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 Galescu
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