Gallegas Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gallegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Gallegas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gallegas is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallegas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Gallegas is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Gallegas reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gallegas is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 38 percent live, Texas, where 22 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Colombia, where 4 percent live.

Gallegas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gallegas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gallegas surname rose 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gallegas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gallegas are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gallegas earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $21,985,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,930 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 Gallegas
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