Galit Surname
Approximately 9,907 people bear this surname
Galit Surname User-submission:
The surname Galit or Gal means 'happiness', 'joy' in Hebrew.
Galit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 8,842 | 1:11,450 | 1,125 |
| Moldova | 612 | 1:5,819 | 899 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Romania | 121 | 1:165,933 | 17,222 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Galiț (21) are calculated separately.
Galit (1,431) may also be a first name.
Galit Surname Meaning
Galit Demographics
Average Galit Salary in
United States
$49,541 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galit (Arabic: جاليت, Bengali: গলিত, Marathi: गळीत, Oriya: ଗଳିତ, Russian: Галит) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Galiț. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galit is the 51,701st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 735,596 people. The last name Galit occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Galit are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galit is also the 206,297th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,431 people.
The surname Galit is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 8,842 people, or 1 in 11,450. In The Philippines Galit is most numerous in: Eastern Visayas, where 39 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 27 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Galit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Galit are 18.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Galit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,305 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galit in the Bengali language | ||
| গলিত | galita | - |
| Galit in the Marathi language | ||
| गळीत | galita | - |
| Galit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଳିତ | galita | 50 |
| ଗଲିତ | galita | 50 |
| Galit in the Russian language | ||
| Галит | galit | - |
| Galit in the Arabic language | ||
| جاليت | jalyt | - |
| غاليت | ghalyt | - |
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Footnotes
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