Galle Surname
Approximately 18,625 people bear this surname
Galle Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Galle.' Lower says, 'An ancient personal name. Two saints Galle occur in the Roman Calendar, one of whom was a Scotch abbot' (Patronymica Britannica). Miss Yonge says, 'Col or Gall was the name of a companion of St.
Read More About This SurnameGalle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,396 | 1:18,313 | 2,393 |
| United States | 2,608 | 1:138,980 | 14,491 |
| France | 2,281 | 1:29,120 | 3,554 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Belgium | 2,049 | 1:5,611 | 683 |
| Brazil | 890 | 1:240,533 | 9,280 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Ivory Coast | 346 | 1:66,680 | 3,803 |
| Netherlands | 312 | 1:54,126 | 9,292 |
| Italy | 290 | 1:210,885 | 29,931 |
| India | 275 | 1:2,789,329 | 85,809 |
| Russia | 235 | 1:613,290 | 53,852 |
| Philippines | 231 | 1:438,261 | 54,279 |
| Canada | 212 | 1:173,800 | 17,393 |
| Austria | 172 | 1:49,508 | 7,848 |
| Argentina | 155 | 1:275,764 | 22,190 |
| Poland | 154 | 1:246,810 | 31,280 |
| Nigeria | 140 | 1:1,265,305 | 50,482 |
| Australia | 114 | 1:236,804 | 22,158 |
| Tanzania | 106 | 1:499,449 | 33,339 |
| Denmark | 78 | 1:72,368 | 7,171 |
| Czechia | 77 | 1:138,097 | 21,749 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Chile | 52 | 1:338,778 | 9,521 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Niger | 39 | 1:492,103 | 12,962 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 191 | 1:262,925 | 21,549 |
The alternate forms: Gallé (358) & Gallè (11) are calculated separately.
Galle (2,426) may also be a first name.
Galle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Galle.' Lower says, 'An ancient personal name. Two saints Galle occur in the Roman Calendar, one of whom was a Scotch abbot' (Patronymica Britannica). Miss Yonge says, 'Col or Gall was the name of a companion of St. Columbanus. ... His name of St. Gall is still attached to the great monastery near the Lake of Constance'(History Christian Names).
Peter Galle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh Galle, Salop, ibid.
Sibylla Galle, Suffolk, ibid.
Philip Galle, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1550. Buried — Julyan Gawle: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1758. Married — David Gall and Ann Risoridger: St. George, Hanover Square.
"Strangers to the Gadhelic people were called Gall, and this gave rise to surnames such as Gauld, Gall, and the Lowland Galt" (Henderson, p. 59). Gall in the common speech was pronounced 'Gaw.' A rather common surname in Perth and especially in the Muirton of Balhousie during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. John Gal was witness to a grant to the Blackfriars of Perth in 1334 (Milne, p. 27). William Gaw appears as presbyter in Glasgow, 1397 (LSC., p. 124), and a charge was brought against Robert Gal in Aberdeen, 1399 (CRA., p. 378). James Gaw witnessed a sasine in Pertnshire, 1474 (Athole, p. 709). Alexander Gaw was chaplain at Finhaven from 1499 to 1513 (ER.), another Alexander Gaw was a notary and kept a protocol book between 1538—58, and Robert Gal was admitted burgess and guild brother of Perth, 1469. Duncan Gaw was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1535 (NSCM., I, p. 53), and Duncan Gae of Aberdeen, perhaps the same person, was slain in battle of Pinkie, 1547 (SCM., II, p. 34). James Gaw was witness in Glasgow, 1555 (Protocols), and Nicoll Gawe in Dalkeith was summoned before the Privy Council in 1566 (RPC., I, p. 444). Alexander Gaw was minister at Strogeith, and Robert Gaw reidare at Barneweill, 1574 (RMR.). Thomas Gaw was a notary in Perth, 1593 (Methven, p. 81). Donald Gaw in Drumnacarrie was fined in 1613 for reset of Clan Gregor (RPC., XIV. p. 632), and Elizabeth alias Bessie Gaw was heir of Andrew Gaw, her brother, in 4d lands of Glenbuk in 1640 (Retours, Ayr, 349). Alexander Gall in town of Raithen, 1737 (Aberdeen CR,), and another Alexander Gall, farmer in Broomhill of Innes, 1795 (Moray). The name of John Gau, translator of The richt vay to the Kingdome of Heuine, 1533, was also spelled Gaw and Gall. Gaue 1614, Gauwe 1551; Gawe and Gawy 1510. See Gaul, Gauld.
(Scottish) The stranger or foreigner.
An ancient personal name. Two saints Galle occur in the Roman Calendar, one of whom was a Scotch abbot.
A native of the Lowlands of Scotland; any one ignorant of the Gaelic language; a foreigner, stranger. Gal, Gaelic and Cornish-British, battle, evil warfare; Gal, Welsh, clear.
Galle Demographics
Average Male Galle Height
177.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Galle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galle (Arabic: غاليي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻟﻰ, Hindi: गल्ले, Russian: Галле) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Gallé or Gallè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galle? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,831st most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 391,278 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Galle reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 150,420th most common forename globally It is held by 2,426 people.
Galle is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 4,396 people, or 1 in 18,313. In Germany Galle is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany Galle exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.
Galle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Galle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galle last name expanded 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Galle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Galle surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Muslim (75%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Galle last name are 7.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.66% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Galle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 57.1% less than the national average, earning €12,882 per year; in Norway they earn 29.93% less than the national average, earning 242,494 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.29% more than the national average, earning R 323,868 per year; in United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $56,668 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galle in the Hindi language | ||
| गल्ले | galle | - |
| Galle in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻟﻰ | kaly | 37.5 |
| ﻛﺎﻝ | kal | 12.5 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﻲ | qaly | 12.5 |
| ﻛﻞ | kl | 12.5 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﻪ | qalh | 12.5 |
| ﻛﺎﻟﻲ | kaly | 12.5 |
| Galle in the Russian language | ||
| Галле | galle | - |
| Galle in the Arabic language | ||
| غاليي | ghalyy | - |
| جالي | jaly | - |
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