Galev Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Galev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5891:11,8491,283
Russia1641:878,79970,339
North Macedonia1101:19,1042,644
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Finland71:785,24338,644
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Galev (18) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galiev9138,692/
Galeev9114,276/
Galaev914,980/
Galeva911,094/
Galoev9128/
Gallev916/
Galeiv914/
Gatlev913/
Gaulev911/
Gahlev911/
Alev894,413/
Galyaev83569/
Gaylaev8332/
Galliev8328/
Gaileva8312/
Galleev8310/
Gallaev839/
Gaulaev833/
Galleva832/
Galiaev832/
Gauleva832/
Aliev80364,208/
Aleev804,231/
Golev804,029/
Galeb801,207/
Aleva80921/
Galav80920/
Galov80630/
Gelev80583/
Galiv80293/
Halev80148/
Allev8085/
Galef8061/
Galep8030/
Alevs8010/
Aulev807/
Aleiv804/
Galew804/
Ailev803/
Aslev803/
Alevh802/
Algev801/
Ahlev801/
Galepova774/
Gallyaev771/
Galebova771/
Gallehev771/
Ghaleb73214,840/
Goleva733,792/
Alleva732,135/
Galova73779/
Aaliev73622/
Goloev73555/
Gelaev73525/
Agliev73439/
Haleev73322/
Autlev73274/
Haslev73254/
Galyov73206/
Golaev73178/
Geliev7393/
Gallov7383/
Alliev7367/
Aileva7367/
Galeeb7347/
Goliev7345/
Gallew7342/
Gallep7338/
Goleev7335/
Haliev7334/
Algeev7327/
Hallev7326/
Alleev7325/
Golevs7324/
Galife7320/
Ghalav7320/
Gallef7319/
Asleev7316/
Galiew7314/
Galepp7312/
Auleva7311/
Geleev739/
Galleb739/
Ghalep739/
Galipe739/
Galepe739/
Haulev739/
Ghelev737/
Geloev736/
Galeew736/
Goulev736/
Ahleev735/
Gaylov734/
Galieb733/
Ahylev733/
Galeff732/
Galeph732/
Alheev732/
Galefe732/
Ayliev731/
Ogliev731/
Gaaleb731/
Ayleev731/
Ghaliv731/
Gahlav731/
Gahlov731/
Gailov731/
Galiov731/
Aaleev731/
Ailiev731/
Alhiev731/
Atleev731/
Halevs731/
Ghalef731/
Gaalef731/
Gailav731/
Galeef731/
Aislev731/
Ağalev731/
Gahleb731/
Alheva731/
Aleb6715,503/
Alef671,032/
Olev67275/
Ghalleb67265/
Aliv67158/
Alew67157/
Gallova67120/
Gallepe6776/
Gelyaev6767/
Galeppe6735/
Gouleva6725/
Golloev6722/
Gaalova6722/
Gaulyov6718/
Gauleib6717/
Galippe6715/
Galiffe6714/
Golliev6712/
Alevová6711/
Hauleva6711/
Gaylova6710/
Hahalev677/
Goulaev677/
Gaylyov675/
Galiova675/
Galiphe675/
Hahylev675/
Halliev674/
Gaalepp673/
Gallèpe673/
Alevova672/
D'Aleva672/
Gallepp672/
Ağaliev672/
Ghaleeb672/
Alyv672/
Gogliev671/
Hathlev671/
Hatleyv671/
Gelhaev671/
Ghallef671/
Gahalov671/
Galispe671/
Gallavh671/
Ghaeliv671/
Ghalebs671/
Ghaleib671/
Gailova671/
Ghaleiw671/
Galespe670/

Galev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galev in the Russian language
Галевgalev-

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