Galindez Surname

14,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Galindez Surname User-submission:

This surname derived from the personal name Galindo, which became popular during the Middle Ages. The surname Galindo primarily appeared in Aragon.

Galindez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela15,9261:1,897332
Colombia10,0451:4,756721
Philippines4,8071:21,0612,654
Argentina3,8901:10,9881,027
United States1,2691:285,62626,570
Mexico7731:160,5774,807
Spain5621:83,1897,123
Peru2091:152,0778,017
Ecuador1821:87,3955,872
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Puerto Rico651:54,6181,189
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England81:6,964,757184,742
Guam81:20,0153,029
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Panama51:782,45211,059
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Aruba11:103,4772,586

The alternate forms: Galíndez (59), Galìndez (2) & Galindéz (1) are calculated separately.

Galindez (14) may also be a first name.

Galindez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derived from the personal name Galindo, which became popular during the Middle Ages. The surname Galindo primarily appeared in Aragon.

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Galindez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galindez (Russian: Галиндез) occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Galíndez, Galìndez or Galindéz. Click here for further potential spellings of Galindez.

How Common Is The Last Name Galindez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,671st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 191,939 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Galindez reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 68 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Galindez is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The surname is most common in Venezuela, where it is carried by 15,926 people, or 1 in 1,897. In Venezuela it is primarily found in: Lara, where 25 percent are found, Portuguesa, where 14 percent are found and Carabobo, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Venezuela this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 26 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Galindez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galindez surname are 40.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galindez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,542 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.68% less than the national average, earning $17,098,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.37% less than the national average, earning $36,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $43,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Galindez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galindez in the Russian language
Галиндезgalindez-

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