Galindo Surname
Approximately 343,054 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGalindo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 140,201 | 1:885 | 146 |
| Colombia | 56,785 | 1:841 | 179 |
| United States | 33,015 | 1:10,979 | 1,348 |
| Spain | 22,327 | 1:2,094 | 250 |
| Guatemala | 15,508 | 1:1,037 | 176 |
| Peru | 15,223 | 1:2,088 | 358 |
| Venezuela | 11,834 | 1:2,552 | 414 |
| Honduras | 9,540 | 1:924 | 204 |
| Brazil | 9,013 | 1:23,752 | 1,082 |
| Philippines | 6,397 | 1:15,826 | 1,773 |
| Chile | 4,890 | 1:3,603 | 528 |
| Bolivia | 3,852 | 1:2,756 | 473 |
| Ecuador | 3,139 | 1:5,067 | 844 |
| Cuba | 2,799 | 1:4,117 | 516 |
| Argentina | 2,157 | 1:19,816 | 1,672 |
| France | 1,862 | 1:35,673 | 4,360 |
| El Salvador | 1,328 | 1:4,777 | 500 |
| Panama | 584 | 1:6,699 | 709 |
| Nicaragua | 508 | 1:11,853 | 778 |
| Dominican Republic | 401 | 1:26,017 | 1,610 |
| Canada | 278 | 1:132,538 | 13,752 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Paraguay | 142 | 1:50,963 | 1,461 |
| Germany | 132 | 1:609,890 | 48,740 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Switzerland | 86 | 1:95,499 | 10,341 |
| Belize | 80 | 1:4,443 | 800 |
| Italy | 71 | 1:861,362 | 65,615 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Puerto Rico | 45 | 1:78,892 | 1,440 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 1:34,099 | 3,409 |
| Costa Rica | 32 | 1:149,377 | 2,141 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 175 | 1:286,964 | 22,992 |
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.
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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Average Male Galindo Height
171.77 cm
Average Female Galindo Height
159.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Galindo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galindo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galindo (Russian: Галиндо) occurs most in Mexico. It can also be found as: Galindó, Galíndo or Gâlîndô. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galindo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galindo is the 1,579th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,243 people. The last name Galindo occurs mostly 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 held given name in the world, borne by 2,238 people.
The surname Galindo is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 140,201 people, or 1 in 885. In Mexico Galindo is most common in: México, where 17 percent are found, Puebla, where 10 percent are found and Mexico City, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this last name exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Galindo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Galindo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galindo last name grew 18,866 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Galindo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Galindo surname are 41.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.1% registered with the political 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
Galindo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galindo in the Russian language | ||
| Галиндо | galindo | - |
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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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