Galiego Surname
Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname
Galiego Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1,030 | 1:15,614 | 1,402 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Galiego Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galiego Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galiego is more frequently found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galiego? popularity and diffusion
The last name Galiego is the 328,333rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,449,156 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Galiego are found; 91 percent are found in Central America and 91 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.
The surname Galiego is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is held by 1,030 people, or 1 in 15,614. In Guatemala it is primarily concentrated in: Baja Verapaz Department, where 93 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 6 percent reside and Escuintla Department, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Guatemala it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Galiego
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