Galam Surname
Approximately 6,942 people bear this surname
Galam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,386 | 1:174,890 | 10,769 |
| Philippines | 1,867 | 1:54,225 | 9,014 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Galam (1,137) may also be a first name.
Galam Demographics
Average Galam Salary in
United States
$49,308 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galam (Georgian: გალამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻻﻡ, Hindi: गलाम, Marathi: गालम, Oriya: ଗାଲାମ, Russian: Галам) is found most frequently in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Galam.
How Common Is The Last Name Galam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 71,155th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,049,776 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Galam are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Galam is also the 236,070th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 1,137 people.
The last name Galam is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 4,386 people, or 1 in 174,890. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 86 percent are found, Telangana, where 11 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Galam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Galam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galam last name rose 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Galam surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.26% registered with the political party.
The amount Galam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,379 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.48% less than the national average, earning $13,740,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $49,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $55,604 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galam in the Georgian language | ||
| გალამ | galam | - |
| Galam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻻﻡ | kalam | - |
| Galam in the Marathi language | ||
| गालम | galama | 84.06 |
| गलाम | galama | 6.52 |
| गलम | galama | 2.9 |
| गाळव | galava | 1.45 |
| गाळम | galama | 1.45 |
| गळां | galam | 0.72 |
| गुलाम | gulama | 0.72 |
| Galam in the Hindi language | ||
| गलाम | galama | 82.76 |
| गलमा | galama | 8.62 |
| गालम | galama | 6.9 |
| गुलाम | gulama | 1.72 |
| Galam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲାମ | galama | 39.29 |
| ଗଲାମ | galama | 32.14 |
| ଗାଲମ | galama | 14.29 |
| େଗାଲାମ | egalama | 7.14 |
| ଗଲମ | galama | 3.57 |
| ଗାଲା | gala | 3.57 |
| Galam in the Russian language | ||
| Галам | galam | - |
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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 Galam
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