Galego

Galego Meaning & Origin

About Galego
The surname Galego is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the word "galego," which means "Galician" in Portuguese. It is a regional or ethnic surname that refers to someone from the region of Galicia in northwest Spain. People with the surname Galego are likely to have ancestral ties to this region and may have migrated to Portugal or other parts of the world.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Galego is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Galego: 227
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 82908
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Galego based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Galego is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLK
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G04020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AA0 L EY1 G OW0
🌐 IPA
/galego*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Galego in Braille

Here's how to represent Galego in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Galego in braille

How to sign the name Galego using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Galego using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Galego in sign language

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