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
Galán is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Galan, Galàn or Gălan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galán? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 238,942nd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,345,585 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Galán are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
Galán is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 44,782. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 37 percent are found, Andalusia, where 21 percent are found and Catalonia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Spain Galán exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 10 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent are found.
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