Galaje Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Galaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Galaje (28) may also be a first name.
Galaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galaje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﻼﺝ, Marathi: गळजे) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galaje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Galaje reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Galaje is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 28 people.
The surname Galaje is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Galaje is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 56 percent are found and Yobe, where 44 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galaje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻜﻼﺝ | anklaj | - |
| Galaje in the Marathi language | ||
| गळजे | galaje | - |
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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 Galaje
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