Galán Surname
Approximately 1,677 people bear this surname
Galán Surname Definition:
Found in Aragon. Village of Galende near Astorga of same origin. Means gay, neat, gallant.
Relates to the Spanish word "gallardo" meaning bold.
Originated in Aragon and diffused throughout Spain.
Galán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,044 | 1:44,782 | 4,252 |
| Mexico | 162 | 1:766,211 | 11,378 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Hungary | 95 | 1:103,329 | 9,926 |
| Guatemala | 45 | 1:357,393 | 4,827 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Puerto Rico | 16 | 1:221,884 | 2,323 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Galan (124,040), Galàn (18) & Gălan (248) are calculated separately.
Galán Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Aragon. Village of Galende near Astorga of same origin. Means gay, neat, gallant.
Relates to the Spanish word "gallardo" meaning bold.
Originated in Aragon and diffused throughout Spain.
Galán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galán is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Galan, Galàn or Gălan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galán? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 238,942nd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,345,585 people. The last name Galán occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Galán reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 44,782. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 37 percent live, Andalusia, where 21 percent live and Catalonia, where 10 percent live. Aside from Spain Galán exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 10 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent live.
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