Galafa Surname
Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname
Galafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Galafa Demographics
Average Galafa Salary in
United States
$22,825 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galafa (Hindi: गलाफा) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Galafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Galafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 335,587th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Galafa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Galafa Last Name Statistics demography
Galafa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galafa in the Hindi language | ||
| गलाफा | galapha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Galafa
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