Garofallou Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Garofallou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garofallou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece821:135,11922,476
United States551:6,590,162310,708
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Garofallou Last Name Facts

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

Garofallou is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Garofallou.

How Common Is The Last Name Garofallou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garofallou is the 1,364,059th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Garofallou reside; 51 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 135,119. In Greece Garofallou is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 55 percent reside, North Aegean, where 26 percent reside and Attica, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Greece Garofallou occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Garofallou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garofallou surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Garofallou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.01% less than the national average, earning R 147,312 per year and in United States they earn 61.49% more than the national average, earning $69,680 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garofallou
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