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) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gals? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gals is the 3,602,217th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Gals occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gals live; 67 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

Gals is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 11,267,070. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 63 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 37 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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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