Galgerud Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Galgerud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galgerud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway381:135,32317,347
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Galgerud Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galgerud occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgerud? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galgerud is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Galgerud are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 135,323. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent reside and Western Norway, where 3 percent reside. Besides Norway Galgerud occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Galgerud Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Galgerud earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning 343,617 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning $34,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galeraud885/
Galcerud881/
Alngerud881/
Alerud8617/
Aalerud80225/
Algerod801/
Aleurud801/
Haslerud75236/
Hallerud75165/
Attlerud7517/
Allerrud756/
Galerood750/
Olerud71379/
Galcerrau710/
Holerud6765/
Olesrud6739/
Allerod671/
Aletrut671/
Hollerud63175/
Algeroth636/
Alletrut633/
Galeroth630/
Halleroed591/
Alirut575/
Oslerhoudt560/
Allerot538/
Aleroth532/
Golirod531/
Goulerot5044/
Hallerot501/
Allerott500/

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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 Galgerud
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