Galfi Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Galfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5951:33,7444,302
Serbia1631:43,8344,416
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France61:11,070,454349,096
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Gálfi (622) are calculated separately.

Galfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galfi is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Gálfi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galfi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,303rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. The surname Galfi is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Galfi are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 33,744. In Romania it is mostly found in: Mureș County, where 84 percent live, Cluj County, where 7 percent live and Harghita County, where 6 percent live. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Galfi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Galfi last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Galfi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.03% more than the national average, earning $54,381 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gálfi93622/
Ghalfi91254/
Alfi895,874/
Halfi806,366/
Alfai804,974/
Alfie801,562/
Alfei80487/
Golfi80265/
Alfis80243/
Alfio80175/
Galfe80116/
Galfa8085/
Alfid8043/
Alfih8032/
Aslfi8028/
Galfy8026/
Alfiz8021/
Alffi8018/
Alfit8017/
Allfi809/
Alfip803/
Alfgi801/
Alféi801/
Alfaia736,984/
Alfaiz732,053/
Alfais73337/
Alfaid73210/
Golfis7398/
Alfeis7353/
Galffy7350/
Alfieh7335/
Alfich7324/
Galfer7322/
Allfie7319/
Alfaij7314/
Alfish7311/
Alfhei7310/
Alfisz739/
Alfait737/
Golfiz735/
Alhfis734/
Gallfy733/
Alffie732/
Ahalfi732/
Alfoid732/
Alfeid732/
Halfai731/
Halfie731/
Golfio731/
Gálffi731/
Ghalfa731/
Galfyy731/
Alfith731/
Gholfi731/
Alfaih731/
Galfez731/
Alfidh731/
Alfa6770,054/
Alfy6713,975/
Alfe67564/
Alfhaid67485/
Olfi67248/
Golfeiz67139/
D'Alfio6788/
Alfè6723/
Achelfi6710/
Ghelffi674/
Alfaidz674/
Galphiy673/
Alfeich671/
Alhllfi671/
Halfich671/
Allfeis671/
Alfauiy671/
Alfhuid671/
Alffaia671/
Goulfie671/
Golfais671/
Alfé671/
Halfish670/
Gallfer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galfi
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