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 surname Galaje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﻼﺝ, Marathi: गळजे) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Galaje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galaje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Galaje is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Galaje live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Galaje is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Galaje is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 56 percent live and Yobe, where 44 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
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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