Galindo Surname

1,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

Galindo Surname Definition:

Descendant of Galindo, a form of Garin (spear, friend); one who came from Galindo (place of chickens), in Spain.

Ancient surname from Navarre and Vizcaya. Name of village near Salamanca. Galíndez is patronymic - son of Galindo. Derived from latin "gallina" - hen, fowl, or female chicken.

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Galindo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico140,2011:885146
Colombia56,7851:841179
United States33,0151:10,9791,348
Spain22,3271:2,094250
Guatemala15,5081:1,037176
Peru15,2231:2,088358
Venezuela11,8341:2,552414
Honduras9,5401:924204
Brazil9,0131:23,7521,082
Philippines6,3971:15,8261,773
Chile4,8901:3,603528
Bolivia3,8521:2,756473
Ecuador3,1391:5,067844
Cuba2,7991:4,117516
Argentina2,1571:19,8161,672
France1,8621:35,6734,360
El Salvador1,3281:4,777500
Panama5841:6,699709
Nicaragua5081:11,853778
Dominican Republic4011:26,0171,610
Canada2781:132,53813,752
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Paraguay1421:50,9631,461
Germany1321:609,89048,740
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Australia891:303,32226,493
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Belize801:4,443800
Italy711:861,36265,615
England651:857,20145,134
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Puerto Rico451:78,8921,440
Trinidad and Tobago401:34,0993,409
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Guam161:10,0081,526
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
China81:170,915,1968,932
Norway71:734,61250,907
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

The alternate forms: Galindó (2), Galíndo (1) & Gâlîndô (1) are calculated separately.

Galindo (2,238) may also be a first name.

Galindo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Galindo, a form of Garin (spear, friend); one who came from Galindo (place of chickens), in Spain.

Ancient surname from Navarre and Vizcaya. Name of village near Salamanca. Galíndez is patronymic - son of Galindo. Derived from latin "gallina" - hen, fowl, or female chicken.

Galindo could mean the small lance.

Name common in Spain and not necessarily indicating relationship.

Later went to Trujillo in Peru.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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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Galindo Last Name Facts

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

Galindo (Russian: Галиндо) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Galindó, Galíndo or Gâlîndô. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galindo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,579th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,243 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Galindo reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 157,950th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 2,238 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 140,201 people, or 1 in 885. In Mexico Galindo is most frequent in: México, where 17 percent reside, Puebla, where 10 percent reside and Mexico City, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this surname occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Galindo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galindo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galindo last name rose 18,866 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galindo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galindo last name are 41.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.1% registered with the party.

The amount Galindo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.12% less than the national average, earning €6,271 per year; in Peru they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $24,154,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.31% less than the national average, earning $35,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning $45,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galindó952/
Galíndo951/
Gallindo93453/
Galindos93415/
Galiendo9377/
Gailindo936/
Galindoz934/
Galindop933/
Galindoo932/
Galindou931/
Gaalindo931/
Gatlindo931/
Galinddo931/
Galiondo931/
Galhindo931/
Ngalindo931/
Qgalindo931/
Galindod931/
Galindot931/
Gaulindo930/
Alindo92507/
Galndo927/
Galliendo8847/
Aliendo861,141/
Galendo86456/
Galinda86159/
Alindoy8653/
Golindo8637/
Alindoa8627/
Alhindo8617/
Allindo8615/
Gelindo8611/
Aliondo866/
Galimdo865/
Halindo863/
Alindoh863/
Aglindo862/
Gallndo862/
Alindos861/
Gâlîndô861/
Gallendo80360/
Ngalinda80157/
Galindau8012/
Halindou801/
Ghalinda801/
Alinda778,222/
Olindo771,014/
Golndo77386/
Alendo77129/
Alhndo771/
Galindash751/
Galenda712,266/
Aslinda71942/
Oglinda71735/
Halinda71256/
Alienda7155/
Golinda7150/
Aluendo7139/
Alindah7124/
Aulinda7113/
Golendo7111/
Gelinda7110/
Allinda719/
Oliendo715/
Gelendo715/
Oglindă713/
Alindas713/
Allendo712/
Alhinda712/
Halyndo711/
Ailinda711/
Galimda711/
Alendoy711/
Alimnda711/
Alindad711/
Alindda711/
Alinnda711/
Alionda711/
A'Linda711/
Holindo711/
Haslinda671,084/
Gallenda67151/
Ngalenda6776/
Allienda6739/
Alnda677/
Halindah676/
Ngolinda672/
Haluendo671/
Alhendoh671/
Galeenda671/
Galendha671/
Galendah671/
Ghalenda671/
Halimdou671/
Halionda671/

Galindo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galindo in the Russian language
Галиндоgalindo-

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Galindo Reference & Research

Galindo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Galindo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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