Galf Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Galf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Galf (16) may also be a first name.

Galf Last Name Facts

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

Galf (Arabic: غولف, Russian: Галф) is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Galf reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 16 people.

Galf is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taichung City, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Taiwan Galf occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galfe89116/
Gaulf8911/
Ghalf893/
Alf861,587/
Ghalfh801/
Gatlff801/
Ahlf751,811/
Alff751,621/
Golf751,075/
Aslf75841/
Alfe75564/
Alfs75557/
Half75404/
Alft75231/
Galb7569/
Galv7548/
Aulf7521/
Allf7515/
Alfz7510/
Alhf754/
Alfì754/
Alfh752/
Aalf751/
Ailf751/
Aylf751/
Ghalb67721/
Golfe67436/
Aalfs67301/
Halff67286/
Alfhd67280/
Halft67197/
Ahlfs67149/
Ailef67116/
Halfe6778/
Golff6775/
Ahlff6741/
Ghelf6727/
Goulf6716/
Aglif6710/
Galvz679/
Aulfs679/
Galhb674/
Golfs673/
Gailb673/
Ghalw672/
Ailff672/
Alhfs672/
Galvd672/
Alwfe671/
Gollf671/
Aylef671/
Hallf671/
Aself671/
Asilf671/
Allhf671/
Goolf671/
Gaalb671/
Galwt671/
Halwf671/
Golfz671/
Aaslf671/
Alphf671/
Allfe671/
Alffe671/
Ahlft670/

Galf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galf in the Russian language
Галфgalf-
Galf in the Arabic language
غولفghwlf-

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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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  • 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 Galf
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