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
Galag (Hindi: गलग, Marathi: गलग, Oriya: ଗଲଗ) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Galág. Click here for further potential spellings of Galag.
How Common Is The Last Name Galag? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 554,992nd most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Galag reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galag is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 449,948. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 34 percent are found, Bicol, where 31 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it is found 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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