Galhetas Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Galhetas Surname User-submission:

Surname that likely comes from the object of the same name that holds the water and wine that represent the Blood of Christ in Catholic ceremonies.

Galhetas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Galhetas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Surname that likely comes from the object of the same name that holds the water and wine that represent the Blood of Christ in Catholic ceremonies.

- amicus

Galhetas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galhetas occurs more in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Galhetas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galhetas? popularity and diffusion

Galhetas is the 2,075,631st most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Galhetas are found; 93 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 138,910. Beside Portugal it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galheta9325/
Galetas9319/
Galletas8818/
Galhieta884/
Galheita883/
Galeta863,632/
Aletas8663/
Galleta801,924/
Galetta801,406/
Galatas801,049/
Galieta80273/
Galeata80166/
Galheto8079/
Alestas8071/
Ngaleta8016/
Gauleta8015/
Galesta805/
Galetos804/
Aletash804/
Galetha802/
Galetea801/
Galeeta801/
Galitas801/
Alletas801/
Atletas801/
Galletta754,526/
Galietta75793/
Gouletas75202/
Gallieta7529/
Gaglieta7524/
Galletos7514/
Galiotas755/
Aletashe754/
Allestas753/
Gallatas753/
Galitais752/
Galeteau752/
Galettea751/
Galystas751/
Ghelatas751/
Galleita751/
Galita71606/
Goleta71368/
Galeto71250/
Galleteau7181/
Alitas7171/
Galletaud7124/
Galliotas7122/
Gaglietta7121/
Gallietta7111/
Galéta719/
Galletaux712/
Aletos712/
Gholetash711/
Galleto675,614/
Galetto673,663/
Galatos67113/
Gouleta6751/
Goletta6744/
Galista6740/
Galotos6740/
Galieto6736/
Gelotas6735/
Galyota6732/
Galetou6731/
Gholeta6716/
Galitos6716/
Gallita6715/
Gaulita6711/
Galiota6711/
Alitash6710/
Ngalita679/
Ghalita673/
Gelatas673/
Ngoleta673/
Goletha671/
Galetey671/
Golatas671/
Alaitas671/
Galeeto671/
Gálatas671/
Golleta671/
Galeito671/
Goletoa671/

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