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Cognomen Galileo (Galileo , Galileu , Галилей ) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Galileo is characteristic of Guatemala, where it is quite a rare surname, Bolivia, and Angola, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Mexico, Indonesia, and Guatemala. Likewise, Galileo is the forename as well as the last name.