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 last name Galit (Arabic: جاليت, Bengali: গলিত, Marathi: गळीत, Oriya: ଗଳିତ, Russian: Галит) is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as: Galiț. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galit? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,701st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 735,596 people. It is primarily found 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. It is also the 206,297th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,431 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 8,842 people, or 1 in 11,450. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 39 percent live, Calabarzon, where 27 percent live and National Capital Region, where 18 percent live. Barring The Philippines it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Galit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galit last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.79% being registered to vote for the political 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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