Galah Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Galah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 83 | 1:53,115 | 4,716 |
| Malaysia | 79 | 1:373,345 | 19,730 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Syria | 25 | 1:772,041 | 6,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Galah (379) may also be a first name.
Galah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galah (Arabic: غليه, Hindi: गलह, Marathi: गलाह) is found most in Liberia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galah? popularity and diffusion
Galah is the 773,729th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Galah reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 445,512th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 379 people.
It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 53,115. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 73 percent live, Montserrado County, where 12 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 7 percent live. Other than Liberia this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.
Galah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Galah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galah in the Hindi language | ||
| गलह | galaha | - |
| Galah in the Marathi language | ||
| गलाह | galaha | - |
| Galah in the Arabic language | ||
| غليه | ghlyh | - |
| غاله | ghalh | - |
| غؤله | ghwlh | - |
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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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- 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 Galah
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