Galag Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Galag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 225 | 1:449,948 | 55,152 |
| India | 167 | 1:4,593,206 | 118,643 |
| Indonesia | 144 | 1:918,397 | 68,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Galág (9) are calculated separately.
Galag (20) may also be a first name.
Galag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galag Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galag (Hindi: गलग, Marathi: गलग, Oriya: ଗଲଗ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Galág. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galag? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 554,992nd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Galag are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galag is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 20 people.
The surname Galag is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 449,948. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 34 percent are found, Bicol, where 31 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 15 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galag in the Hindi language | ||
| गलग | galaga | - |
| Galag in the Marathi language | ||
| गलग | galaga | 86.67 |
| गळग | galaga | 13.33 |
| Galag in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଲଗ | galaga | 75 |
| ଗଲାଗ | galaga | 25 |
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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 Galag
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