Garofalo Surname
Approximately 44,417 people bear this surname
Garofalo Surname Definition:
(Italian) Dweller near where soapwort (Bouncing Bet) was grown; dweller near a clove tree.
Read More About This SurnameGarofalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 27,277 | 1:2,242 | 144 |
| United States | 7,178 | 1:50,496 | 6,103 |
| Ecuador | 3,616 | 1:4,399 | 749 |
| Argentina | 1,650 | 1:25,905 | 2,188 |
| Brazil | 1,190 | 1:179,894 | 6,945 |
| Canada | 862 | 1:42,744 | 5,305 |
| France | 668 | 1:99,435 | 14,559 |
| Venezuela | 434 | 1:69,595 | 2,987 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Germany | 238 | 1:338,258 | 33,254 |
| Cuba | 205 | 1:56,208 | 2,203 |
| Spain | 186 | 1:251,355 | 16,061 |
| Switzerland | 170 | 1:48,311 | 6,479 |
| Australia | 159 | 1:169,784 | 17,425 |
| Uruguay | 66 | 1:51,996 | 5,760 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Garófalo (60), Garòfalo (5) & Garôfalo (1) are calculated separately.
Garofalo (384) may also be a first name.
Garofalo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Dweller near where soapwort (Bouncing Bet) was grown; dweller near a clove tree.
User-submitted Reference
This surname is of Sicilian origins and means 'little carnation' in Sicilian.
- agarofalo5Garofalo Demographics
Average Male Garofalo Height
175.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Garofalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garofalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garofalo has its highest incidence in Italy. It can appear as: Garófalo, Garòfalo or Garôfalo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garofalo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,638th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 164,071 people. The last name Garofalo is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Garofalo live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe. Garofalo is also the 442,333rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 384 people.
It is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 27,277 people, or 1 in 2,242. In Italy Garofalo is mostly found in: Campania, where 32 percent are found, Sicily, where 24 percent are found and Calabria, where 11 percent are found. Barring Italy this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Ecuador, where 8 percent are found.
Garofalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Garofalo has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Garofalo surname expanded 24,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garofalo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Garofalo surname are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.38% registered with the party.
The amount Garofalo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning €36,053 per year; in Norway they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning 276,674 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 139.94% more than the national average, earning R 570,192 per year; in United States they earn 17.94% more than the national average, earning $50,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $56,324 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garófalo | 96 | 60 | / |
| Garòfalo | 96 | 5 | / |
| Garôfalo | 96 | 1 | / |
| Garoffalo | 94 | 68 | / |
| Garofallo | 94 | 53 | / |
| Garrofalo | 94 | 19 | / |
| Garofalos | 94 | 10 | / |
| Garofalou | 94 | 2 | / |
| Arofalo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Garofallou | 89 | 162 | / |
| Garoffallo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Garofallos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Garoufalos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Garofolo | 88 | 2,189 | / |
| Garafalo | 88 | 494 | / |
| Garofala | 88 | 11 | / |
| Harofalo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gorofalo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Garoufallou | 84 | 18 | / |
| Garoufalios | 84 | 1 | / |
| Garoffolo | 82 | 153 | / |
| Garefalou | 82 | 63 | / |
| Garofollo | 82 | 16 | / |
| Garóffalo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Garófallo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Garafalou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Arafalo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Orofalo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Arofala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garoufalia | 78 | 149 | / |
| Garoffollo | 78 | 3 | / |
| Garoufalas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Garafolo | 75 | 251 | / |
| Garofola | 75 | 224 | / |
| Garófolo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Garafelo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Airofolo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Garafala | 75 | 0 | / |
| Garoufalias | 74 | 202 | / |
| Garoufallia | 74 | 1 | / |
| Garafollo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arafala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garafalias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garafola | 63 | 802 | / |
| Harafalya | 59 | 4 | / |
| Garaphalad | 56 | 1 | / |
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