Galaima Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Galaima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Galaima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galaima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galaima is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galaima? popularity and diffusion
Galaima is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galaima are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Galaima is most common in: Bauchi, where 20 percent are found, Kano, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 14 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Galaima
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