Gallega Surname
Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname
Gallega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,196 | 1:84,647 | 14,681 |
| Spain | 123 | 1:380,098 | 21,146 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Gallega Demographics
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Gallega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gallega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gallega is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gallega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gallega is the 282,448th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,338,861 people. Gallega occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Gallega are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,196 people, or 1 in 84,647. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 22 percent live, Western Visayas, where 14 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 10 percent live. Beside The Philippines Gallega exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Gallega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gallega has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gallega surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gallega Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gallega are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gallega earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 87.45% more than the national average, earning $42,555,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 64.75% more than the national average, earning $71,088 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gallega
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