Galffy Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Galffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria141:608,24554,975
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Gálffy (179) are calculated separately.

Galffy Last Name Facts

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

Galffy is more frequently found in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gálffy. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galffy is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Galffy are found; 44 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 28 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Austria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 608,245. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 86 percent live, Tyrol, where 7 percent live and Vienna, where 7 percent live. Not including Austria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 18 percent live and Romania, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gálffy94179/
Galfy9126/
Alffy911/
Gallfy833/
Golffy831/
Galfyy831/
Alfy8013,975/
Galfi73977/
Alfey73724/
Galfe73116/
Gálfy73116/
Galfa7385/
Alfay7340/
Alffa7321/
Alffi7318/
Halfy7313/
Alfoy735/
Alfyo735/
Golfy731/
Alffe731/
Alfaya671,768/
Ghalfi67254/
Alfayz67206/
Halfoy6758/
Galfer6722/
Ghelfy678/
Halfey673/
Gállfy672/
Alffie672/
Alffha671/
Galfez671/
Alfayt671/
Alfayd671/
Ghalfa671/
Alffed671/
Golfoy671/
Gálffi671/
Golffe671/
Allfey670/
Aulfey670/

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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 Galffy
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