Giraldo Surname

2,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Giraldo Surname Definition:

Found in Zaragoza and variant of German name "Walde," in Spanish "Geraldo," in English "Gerald." Also equivalent to surname "Gelabert" - bright spear.

Comes from "Ger-hard" and from Giraldo comes the patronymic Giráldez.

Castilian name.

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Giraldo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia201,2601:23729
Peru8,3361:3,813625
Spain7,8981:5,919736
United States6,1511:58,9276,975
Venezuela2,9241:10,330967
Ecuador2,3651:6,7261,101
Italy2,1461:28,4985,090
Brazil6811:314,35312,115
Dominican Republic5161:20,2191,339
Cuba4241:27,1761,478
Argentina3121:136,99811,599
France3031:219,21734,056
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Belgium1611:71,40811,406
England1601:348,23825,208
Chile1441:122,3374,402
Panama1361:28,7671,703
Mexico1261:985,12913,026
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Costa Rica941:50,8521,150
Guatemala821:196,1303,786
Australia701:385,65331,598
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Aruba231:4,499638
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Honduras141:629,7463,754
China131:105,178,5825,529
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Comoros11:749,524685
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Giraldo (11,662) may also be a first name.

Giraldo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Zaragoza and variant of German name "Walde," in Spanish "Geraldo," in English "Gerald." Also equivalent to surname "Gelabert" - bright spear.

Comes from "Ger-hard" and from Giraldo comes the patronymic Giráldez.

Castilian name. One branch in Colombia.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Giraldo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giraldo occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Giraldo.

How Common Is The Last Name Giraldo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,332nd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 31,013 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Giraldo reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 87 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 55,247th most widespread given name globally, borne by 11,662 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 201,260 people, or 1 in 237. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 38 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 16 percent live and Caldas Department, where 12 percent live. Barring Colombia it exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 4 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Giraldo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Giraldo surname are 41.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Giraldo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 28.6% less than the national average, earning €21,441 per year; in Peru they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,258 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $25,872,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $43,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $43,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Giraldou9371/
Giraldot9318/
Ggiraldo932/
Iraldo92121/
Giraldoth884/
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Geraldo8655,255/
Hiraldo865,611/
Giroldo861,098/
Ziraldo86864/
Jiraldo86694/
Giralda86491/
Ciraldo86456/
Airaldo86190/
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Siraldo862/
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Geraldos8020/
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Guiroldo802/
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Eraldo77878/
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Seraldo713/
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Ziralda712/
Airoldo712/
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Irailda711/
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Erhaldo711/
Hyraldo711/
Geraldas678/
Iracilda676/
Irosildo673/
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