Galaina Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Galaina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Galaina (8) may also be a first name.
Galaina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galaina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galaina (Russian: Галаина) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Galaina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galaina? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Galaina occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Galaina reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Galaina is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 8 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Gombe, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galaina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galaina in the Russian language | ||
| Галаина | galaina | - |
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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 Galaina
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