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 held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galah? popularity and diffusion
Galah is the 773,729th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 widespread first name at a global level, borne by 379 people.
The last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 53,115. In Liberia Galah is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 73 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 12 percent are found and Grand Cape Mount County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.
Galah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Galah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 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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- 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 Galah
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