Galešić Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Galešić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galešić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3071:13,7742,710
Bosnia and Herzegovina2741:12,9072,506
Serbia311:230,48213,277
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Galesić (15), Galešic (1) & Galesic (173) are calculated separately.

Galešić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galešić is found most frequently in Croatia. It can occur as a variant: Galesić, Galešic or Galesic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galešić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 526,285th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,830,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Galešić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Galešić is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 13,774. In Croatia it is most common in: Zadar County, where 36 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 16 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Croatia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 44 percent reside and Serbia, where 5 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Galešić
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