Gals Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gals (17) may also be a first name.

Gals Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gals (Russian: Гальс) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gals click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gals? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Gals is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gals are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The surname Gals is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 11,267,070. In Brazil Gals is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 63 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 37 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Latvia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gales8914,145/
Gauls89136/
Galst8982/
Gails8977/
Ghals8959/
Galls8944/
Gayls898/
Galås897/
Galss896/
Galse891/
Galsh891/
Gaals891/
Als864,219/
Gayles801,853/
Galles801,763/
Gailes80509/
Ngales80221/
Galese8092/
Gahles8055/
Gasels8017/
Galsøe8014/
Gaules8011/
Ghalsh809/
Galess807/
Ghales806/
Galesz806/
Gaglis803/
Gatles803/
Galhes802/
Gaylsh801/
Ghalse801/
Gaulsh801/
Gaalse801/
Gaylls800/
Gatels800/
Gajles800/
Ales755,514/
Alsh751,758/
Alls751,640/
Hals751,568/
Alse75253/
Gols75195/
Auls75175/
Alst75147/
Eals75146/
Ahls75113/
Galz75101/
Alsø7532/
Ails7515/
Ajls758/
Alhs755/
Al's755/
Atls754/
Alsd754/
Alås753/
Ayls752/
Aals752/
Alss751/
Galx751/
Gallese731,098/
Ghailes7363/
Gajlesz7312/
Gaalese734/
Gayless732/
Gattels731/
Galsche731/
Galsova731/
Gattles731/
Gatells731/
Gassels730/
Hales6727,063/
Alles6714,651/
Halls679,654/
Eales675,367/
Halse673,249/
Goles672,852/
Ailes672,407/
Ayles672,091/
Aules671,524/
Ahles671,521/
Hails671,520/
Alese671,382/
Geles67851/
Galez67712/
Aills67375/
Aalst67352/
Golse67217/
Haals67173/
Halås67151/
Aalse67147/
Halsh67120/
Golsh6794/
Alsch6794/
Aless6775/
Aulls6773/
Heals6771/
Golst6749/
Galje6745/
Gallesse6727/
Atles6725/
Alshe6723/
Aglis6719/
Galch6719/
Halst6718/
Halsz6717/
Hauls6714/
Asels6712/
Golsz6711/
Golls6710/
Galce6710/
Alsøe6710/
Gools679/
Alest679/
Ealse678/
Ahlse678/
Atlsh678/
Asles677/
Alhes677/
Aales676/
Oglis673/
Hayls672/
Galesova672/
Ajles672/
Allsø672/
Alsse672/
Gaulz672/
Alshh672/
Galze671/
Ghels671/
Allss671/
Ahlss671/
Ghailess671/
Acils671/
Halsø671/
Gatilles671/
Göles671/
Ahlås671/
Alesė671/
Aalsø671/
Gachells671/
Alhsh671/
Asils671/
Ealls670/
Gallsche670/
Allse670/
Gouls670/
Halss670/
Aylss670/
Ealsh670/
Ahals670/
Alesd670/
Ailse670/
Gallz670/

Gals Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gals in the Russian language
Гальсgals-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gals
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