Garofalo Surname

12,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Garofalo Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller near where soapwort (Bouncing Bet) was grown; dweller near a clove tree.

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Garofalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy27,2771:2,242144
United States7,1781:50,4966,103
Ecuador3,6161:4,399749
Argentina1,6501:25,9052,188
Brazil1,1901:179,8946,945
Canada8621:42,7445,305
France6681:99,43514,559
Venezuela4341:69,5952,987
England2451:227,42118,997
Germany2381:338,25833,254
Cuba2051:56,2082,203
Spain1861:251,35516,061
Switzerland1701:48,3116,479
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Uruguay661:51,9965,760
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Austria111:774,13064,097
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Sicilian origins and means 'little carnation' in Sicilian.

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Garofalo Last Name Facts

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

Garofalo is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Garófalo, Garòfalo or Garôfalo. For other potential spellings of Garofalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garofalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,638th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 164,071 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Garofalo are found; 62 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 442,333rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 384 people.

The surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 27,277 people, or 1 in 2,242. In Italy it is most numerous in: Campania, where 32 percent live, Sicily, where 24 percent live and Calabria, where 11 percent live. Not including Italy this last name is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Ecuador, where 8 percent live.

Garofalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garofalo has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Garofalo surname increased 24,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garofalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garofalo last name are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.38% registered to vote for the political 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.

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