Le Gal Surname

53,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le Gal Surname User-submission:

The Le Gal surname is derived from the French le gallois. Pays de Galles, in French, is Wales.

This name refers to people from colonies or people who emigrated in France from there and took a French name.

Le Gal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,3021:7,141613
Canada641:575,71247,839
England231:2,422,52489,093
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Le Gal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Le Gal surname is derived from the French le gallois. Pays de Galles, in French, is Wales.

This name refers to people from colonies or people who emigrated in France from there and took a French name.

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Le Gal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Le Gal is found most frequently in France. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Gal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Le Gal is the 53,770th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 768,161 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Le Gal live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Le Gal is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 9,302 people, or 1 in 7,141. In France Le Gal is mostly found in: Brittany, where 49 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent reside. Besides France it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Le Gal Last Name Statistics demography

Le Gal earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $49,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Gall9226,827/
Le Gale923/
Le Gail921/
Le Al911/
Le Galle86131/
Le Gault8630/
Le Gaull860/
Le-Gal8332/
Le Hal831/
Le-Gall77113/
La Gall773/
Le Halp773/
La Al731/
La Galle7130/
Le Halle711/
La Gault710/
La Gaille673/
La All671/
Le Hold621/
La Hall621/
Le-Ol5548/
La-Al551/
Le Housel531/
Le Houssel5034/

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Le Gal Reference & Research

Le Gall FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Le Gall FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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