Galev Surname
Approximately 983 people bear this surname
Galev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 589 | 1:11,849 | 1,283 |
| Russia | 164 | 1:878,799 | 70,339 |
| North Macedonia | 110 | 1:19,104 | 2,644 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Serbia | 13 | 1:549,611 | 20,712 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Galev (18) may also be a first name.
Galev Demographics
Average Galev Salary in
United States
$47,080 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galev (Russian: Галев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 366,594th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,413,577 people. The surname Galev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Galev are found; 73 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Galev is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name internationally, held by 18 people.
Galev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 11,849. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 38 percent reside, Blagoevgrad Province, where 16 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 11 percent reside.
Galev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
Galev earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,080 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galev in the Russian language | ||
| Галев | galev | - |
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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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- 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 Galev
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