Galo Surname
Approximately 38,687 people bear this surname
Galo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 11,592 | 1:8,733 | 808 |
| Honduras | 9,741 | 1:905 | 199 |
| Pakistan | 2,943 | 1:60,701 | 2,311 |
| Brazil | 2,463 | 1:86,916 | 3,271 |
| Nicaragua | 1,787 | 1:3,369 | 449 |
| United States | 1,400 | 1:258,899 | 24,470 |
| Iran | 763 | 1:100,632 | 9,836 |
| Ivory Coast | 727 | 1:31,735 | 2,139 |
| South Africa | 700 | 1:77,397 | 9,599 |
| Mexico | 634 | 1:195,783 | 5,356 |
| Portugal | 613 | 1:16,995 | 1,242 |
| Solomon Islands | 513 | 1:1,131 | 44 |
| Spain | 505 | 1:92,578 | 7,730 |
| Argentina | 443 | 1:96,486 | 8,118 |
| Kenya | 436 | 1:105,917 | 9,139 |
| Slovakia | 380 | 1:14,043 | 1,926 |
| Niger | 296 | 1:64,838 | 2,992 |
| El Salvador | 275 | 1:23,069 | 983 |
| Papua New Guinea | 255 | 1:31,975 | 3,701 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Indonesia | 195 | 1:678,201 | 52,887 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Serbia | 141 | 1:50,673 | 4,911 |
| Uruguay | 102 | 1:33,645 | 3,884 |
| Mauritania | 90 | 1:45,498 | 3,395 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Cameroon | 83 | 1:250,230 | 24,514 |
| Israel | 82 | 1:104,361 | 11,903 |
| Peru | 81 | 1:392,397 | 12,711 |
| Albania | 70 | 1:41,629 | 5,805 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Greece | 55 | 1:201,451 | 31,872 |
| Benin | 52 | 1:198,762 | 18,872 |
| Czechia | 49 | 1:217,010 | 30,705 |
| Costa Rica | 48 | 1:99,585 | 1,699 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| American Samoa | 39 | 1:1,430 | 249 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Taiwan | 33 | 1:710,447 | 5,096 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Kosovo | 18 | 1:103,437 | 5,529 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Guatemala | 15 | 1:1,072,178 | 5,317 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Galó (335), Gálo (1) & Galò (1) are calculated separately.
Galo (20,737) may also be a first name.
Galo Demographics
Galo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Galo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galo (Arabic: غالو, Georgian: გალო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻟﻮ, Hindi: गालो, Marathi: गलो, Oriya: ଗାଲ, Russian: Гальо) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Galó, Gálo or Galò. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,418th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 188,372 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Galo live; 31 percent live in Central America and 31 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 36,811th most frequent given name in the world, held by 20,737 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 11,592 people, or 1 in 8,733. In The Philippines Galo is most common in: Central Visayas, where 16 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent live and Davao Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Galo is found in 103 countries. It also occurs in Honduras, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.
Galo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Galo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Galo last name increased 23,333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Galo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Syriac Orthodox (90%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Galo last name are 42.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.51% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Galo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.02% less than the national average, earning €9,302 per year; in Peru they earn 51.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,439 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning R 212,016 per year; in Colombia they earn 638.5% more than the national average, earning $167,657,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.32% less than the national average, earning $39,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $51,958 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galo in the Georgian language | ||
| გალო | galo | - |
| Galo in the Marathi language | ||
| गलो | galo | - |
| Galo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻟﻮ | kalw | 91.23 |
| ﻏﺎﻟﻮ | ghalw | 3.51 |
| ﻛﻠﻮ | klw | 3.51 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﻮ | qalw | 1.75 |
| Galo in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲ | gala | 81.25 |
| ଗାେଲା | gaela | 18.75 |
| Galo in the Hindi language | ||
| गालो | galo | 78.13 |
| गलो | galo | 21.88 |
| Galo in the Russian language | ||
| Гальо | galo | - |
| Galo in the Arabic language | ||
| غالو | ghalw | - |
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Footnotes
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