Galinha Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Galinha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galinha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal5191:20,0741,407
France911:729,92091,032
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England31:18,572,686338,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Galinha (10) may also be a first name.

Galinha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galinha is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galinha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galinha is the 496,112th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname Galinha is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Galinha live; 78 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Galinha is most widely held in Portugal, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 20,074. Apart from Portugal Galinha exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Galinha Last Name Statistics demography

Galinha earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.66% less than the national average, earning $29,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallinha934/
Galinea86242/
Galinho8699/
Galinya8633/
Galinia862/
Galigna861/
Galinja861/
Gallinea8019/
Ghalinia802/
Gallinia802/
Galiña7719/
Galiņa772/
Ghaleinia751/
Gholineha751/
Ghalienia751/
Galenya71222/
Galynya71154/
Golinia7195/
Golenha7157/
Golinja7115/
Galinio7111/
Galineo715/
Galenia714/
Golinea714/
Golinho711/
Galenja711/
Golinejhad711/
Gholinia67684/
Ngalenia677/
Gaylenya671/

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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
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  • 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 Galinha
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