Galagan Surname
Approximately 2,969 people bear this surname
Galagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2,252 | 1:63,998 | 8,301 |
| Moldova | 272 | 1:13,093 | 2,250 |
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Kazakhstan | 83 | 1:213,042 | 19,554 |
| Transnistria | 53 | 1:8,957 | 1,813 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Galagan Demographics
Galagan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Galagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galagan (Georgian: გალაგან, Russian: Галаган) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galagan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 148,857th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,454,546 people. The last name Galagan is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Galagan live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Galagan is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 2,252 people, or 1 in 63,998. In Russia it is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent are found, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 11 percent are found and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Galagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Galagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galagan last name expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Galagan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Galagan last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Galagan surname are 15.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 61.87% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Galagan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning $50,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning $44,008 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galagan in the Georgian language | ||
| გალაგან | galagan | - |
| Galagan in the Russian language | ||
| Галаган | galagan | - |
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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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