Galad Surname
Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname
Galad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 539 | 1:24,957 | 1,368 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Philippines | 99 | 1:1,022,608 | 86,972 |
| Iran | 80 | 1:959,782 | 44,995 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Galád (116) are calculated separately.
Galad (1,549) may also be a first name.
Galad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galad (Arabic: غالد, Hindi: गालड, Marathi: गलड, Oriya: ଗଲଡ, Russian: Галад) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Galád. Click here for further possible spellings of Galad.
How Common Is The Last Name Galad? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 335,587th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,631,070 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Galad live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 196,936th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,549 people.
The last name is most frequent in Somalia, where it is held by 539 people, or 1 in 24,957. Aside from Somalia this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 28 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galad in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଲଡ | galada | - |
| Galad in the Marathi language | ||
| गलड | galada | 66.67 |
| गालाद | galada | 33.33 |
| Galad in the Hindi language | ||
| गालड | galada | 50 |
| गलड | galada | 50 |
| Galad in the Russian language | ||
| Галад | galad | - |
| Galad in the Arabic language | ||
| غالد | ghald | - |
| غلاد | ghlad | - |
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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 Galad
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