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 Garofalo Salary in
United States
$50,889 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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