Gálea Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gálea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gálea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Spain31:15,584,012120,866

The alternate forms: Galea (29,625), Gâlea (66), Gàlea (1) & Galéa (39) are calculated separately.

Gálea Last Name Facts

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

Gálea occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Galea, Gâlea, Gàlea or Galéa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gálea? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Gálea occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gálea reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Gálea is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 490,814. In Hungary Gálea is mostly concentrated in: Békés County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Hungary this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galea9329,625/
Gâlea9366/
Gàlea931/
Gáleas911/
Gála89288/
Gále8921/
Galéa8739/
Golea804,064/
Gálya8052/
Gálet808/
Gálai803/
Gálla801/
Gália801/
Galeas7318,673/
Gallea731,291/
Goleha73868/
Gailea73823/
Ngalea73560/
Galeja73420/
Galeao73275/
Gaulea73148/
Golead73140/
Galeaz73101/
Galeya7397/
Goleat7350/
Goleňa7349/
Galeau7341/
Goleya7337/
Goulea7318/
Ngolea7316/
Ghalea7313/
Galeia7311/
Gáller739/
Goleja737/
Galiea735/
Galeha733/
Galeat733/
Galead732/
Goleas732/
Goleay732/
Galeaõ732/
Gaylea731/
Galgea731/
Gollea731/
Galeea731/
Goleao731/
Gole6780,326/
Gale6772,553/
Gala6767,693/
Gola6744,143/
Ngaleya67110/
Galeiah67105/
Gáli6779/
Galleja6771/
Golleau6748/
Galleas6738/
Gouleas6736/
Goleash6734/
Goleach6711/
Galleya679/
Galeyya677/
Goleiya675/
Galeova675/
Goleyya674/
Galejja673/
Ngoleya673/
Goleyah672/
Goleyas672/
Galleay672/
Galeyat671/
Gayleah671/
Galeath671/
Gogliea671/
Galleao671/
Galleia671/
Galeaha671/
Ghaleay671/
Gāle671/
Góla671/
Gály671/
Gouleae671/
Ngallea671/
Golayea671/
Golejah671/
Golihea670/
Goullea670/
Gotleap670/
Golleas670/
Galayea670/
Gotlead670/
Golleha670/

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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 Gálea
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