Galgano Surname

157,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Galgano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galgano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2751:284,28226,458
Italy1,1331:53,9789,711
Argentina1351:316,61825,164
Australia891:303,32226,493
Tanzania581:912,78644,301
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Galgano (244) may also be a first name.

Galgano Last Name Facts

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

Galgano is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,284th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,620,477 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Galgano live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Galgano is also the 571,890th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 244 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,275 people, or 1 in 284,282. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 39 percent are found, New Jersey, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 41 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Galgano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galgano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galgano last name expanded 9,107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galgano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galgano surname are 11.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galgano earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning €34,185 per year; in Colombia they earn 61.84% more than the national average, earning $36,740,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $54,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galganoo933/
Gallgano931/
Galgana86598/
Golgano867/
Galganha804/
Galgaina801/
Galingana75759/
Golgana71188/
Galinggana71142/
Golgono711/
Galenggana711/
Galgona711/
Golganaa677/
Golgaana671/
Golgona571/

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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 Galgano
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