Galilan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Galilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Galilan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galilan has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galilan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Galilan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Galilan reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 79 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Galilan is most common in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Galilan is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Antigua and Barbuda, where 5 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 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 Galilan
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