Galaja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Galaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Galaja (46) may also be a first name.
Galaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galaja occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Galaja is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Galaja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Galaja are found; 29 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Galaja is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 46 people.
This surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Galaja is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 50 percent reside and Paktika, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Galaja
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