Galfo Surname

193,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Galfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4141:71,59712,330
Italy5271:116,04719,235
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
France401:1,660,568152,033
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Galfo (21) may also be a first name.

Galfo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galfo (Hindi: गलफो) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galfo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galfo is the 193,336th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,349,056 people. The surname Galfo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Galfo are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galfo is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,414 people, or 1 in 71,597. In The Philippines Galfo is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 75 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 7 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 7 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Galfo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galfo last name are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galfo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning €28,037 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 98.88% more than the national average, earning $98,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galfod914/
Galfou912/
Galfot911/
Gallfo911/
Alfo89351/
Galfout83388/
Galfouz8352/
Golfo80979/
Alfos80223/
Alfou80105/
Galfa8085/
Alfoy805/
Ailfo803/
Alfoh802/
Alfot802/
Alfop801/
Alffo801/
Alfod801/
Gailfoss771/
Galffout771/
Halfoy7358/
Galfas7356/
Aulffo7348/
Ghelfo7347/
Golfos7340/
Galfat7330/
Alfous735/
Golffo734/
Galfah732/
Alfoid732/
Ealefo732/
Ngolfo731/
Alfooz731/
Alfoha731/
Ghalfa731/
Golfou731/
Alfoos731/
Golfoy731/
Alfhos731/
Halfod730/
Alfa6770,054/
Halfous6727/
Halfout6716/
Olfo678/
Alfò672/
Galphod671/
Ghelfou671/
Alfó671/
Asselfo671/
Allfoot670/
Halfost670/

Galfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galfo in the Hindi language
गलफोgalapho-

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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 Galfo
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