Gallishaw Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

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

Gallishaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallishaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Gallishaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gallishaw occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gallishaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallishaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gallishaw is the 978,274th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gallishaw are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 1,421,408. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 23 percent are found and Connecticut, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Gallishaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gallishaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gallishaw surname increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gallishaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gallishaw surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Gallishaw earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.18% less than the national average, earning $31,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallieshaw9517/
Gallaishaw951/
Galishaw942/
Galleshaw8937/
Gallisova782/
Galishova781/
Galisab757/
Golisaw751/
Gallishoff742/
Galisova7114/
Golishav7114/
Galishov711/
Galishoff6718/
Galeshova675/
Galyshova673/
Golishova671/

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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 Gallishaw
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