Gallardo Surname

1,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Gallardo Surname Definition:

Gallardo is a word originally used after a name to distinguish between others of the same name which eventually developed into a surname. It means "elegant, graceful."

Refers to someone who is full of life and valiant and probably comes from the latin "galleus" which has a similar meaning.

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Gallardo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico98,6551:1,258192
Chile57,3251:30754
Argentina53,8401:794107
Spain46,6351:1,003100
Philippines38,4181:2,635188
United States26,6651:13,5931,690
Venezuela25,6831:1,176215
Peru19,9711:1,592265
Ecuador10,1071:1,574270
Panama8,3201:47095
Bolivia7,4661:1,422280
Colombia7,3691:6,483857
Cuba7,0821:1,627249
Guatemala3,8541:4,173600
Honduras2,6331:3,348406
France2,3921:27,7693,372
El Salvador1,6991:3,734445
Paraguay1,3341:5,425430
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Uruguay7941:4,322498
Dominican Republic7401:14,0991,051
Costa Rica6891:6,938441
Brazil6681:320,47112,342
Canada4541:81,1589,054
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Nicaragua2371:25,4051,064
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Italy1741:351,47541,610
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
England1181:472,18730,747
Puerto Rico1121:31,698899
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Belize671:5,306914
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Norway221:233,74025,571
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Greece151:738,65380,079
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India51:153,413,076951,030
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Oman51:737,5946,889
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

The alternate forms: Gallardó (1) & Gállárdó (1) are calculated separately.

Gallardo (1,173) may also be a first name.

Gallardo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gallardo is a word originally used after a name to distinguish between others of the same name which eventually developed into a surname. It means "elegant, graceful."

Refers to someone who is full of life and valiant and probably comes from the latin "galleus" which has a similar meaning.

From Gallart but changed when it passed to Castile. Branches in Mexico and Chile.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Spanish adjetive gallardo, which means 'handsome' and 'brave'.

It is a deformation from the Catalan word gallart or the french equivalent, gallard or gaillard.

It comes from the french chevaliers in the Middle Ages, who came to Castile.

- vitines

Gallardo is a Spanish derivation of the French surname Gaillard.

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Gallardo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gallardo (Russian: Галлардо) is most common in Mexico. It can be found in the variant forms: Gallardó or Gállárdó. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallardo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gallardo is the 1,248th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,111 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gallardo are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 231,872nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,173 people.

Gallardo is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 98,655 people, or 1 in 1,258. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Jalisco, where 10 percent reside, México, where 9 percent reside and Guerrero, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Mexico this surname occurs in 118 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 percent reside.

Gallardo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gallardo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gallardo surname grew 36,034 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gallardo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gallardo surname are 41.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gallardo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 57.63% less than the national average, earning €12,723 per year; in Norway they earn 20.39% less than the national average, earning 275,520 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,991 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning $19,142,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning $38,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $53,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gallardo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gallardo in the Russian language
Галлардоgallardo-

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Gallardo Reference & Research

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