Galego is used as a family name or surname in Portugal. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Galego
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Portugal
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Galego

How popular is Galego?

Galego is common in Portugal.

Galego is ranked 55961 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Galegos plummeted by 8.097166 per cent to 227 since 2000 and slipped by 9754 spots and ranked at 82908. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.72 74.49
Hispanic or Latino 31.28 22.67
Galego is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Portugal is ahead in terms of density. Around 8349 people have been found who wears Galego as their family name. Galego is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
381,097 Ukraine4
82,478 South Africa2
14,408 Uruguay2
91,784 Netherlands2
4,086 Angola2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
7,314 Bolivia1
34,581 Chile1
2,877 Cuba1
810,193 Indonesia1
12,741 Ecuador1
25,721 Egypt1
29,774 Venezuela1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
28,564 Switzerland36
126,462 England22
52,530 Belgium22
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,039 Colombia70
Countries with hundreds of Galego:
6,836 Spain604
79,934 United States298
31,005 Argentina164
23,922 Canada146
2,495 Panama131
Countries with thousands of Galego:
2,577 Brazil5,628
840 Portugal1,136
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Galego Namesakes

  • Luís Galego, Chess Player
  • Luís Galego, Chess Player

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