Galama Surname
Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname
Galama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 708 | 1:23,852 | 3,863 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Liberia | 50 | 1:88,171 | 7,231 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Galama (168) may also be a first name.
Galama Demographics
Average Galama Salary in
United States
$30,643 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galama (Hindi: गालमा, Marathi: गलमा, Oriya: ଗଲମା) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Galama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galama is the 290,011th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,516,689 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Galama are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Galama is also the 705,855th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 168 people.
The surname Galama is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 23,852. In The Netherlands Galama is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 38 percent are found, North Holland, where 19 percent are found and Groningen, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.
Galama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galama surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Galama earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning R 323,100 per year; in United States they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning $30,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $54,803 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galama in the Marathi language | ||
| गलमा | galama | - |
| Galama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଲମା | galama | 53.85 |
| ଗଲାମା | galama | 15.38 |
| ଗାଲାମା | galama | 15.38 |
| ସାଇରାଗାପୁଗାଲାମା | sa'iragapugalama | 7.69 |
| ଗାଲାମ | galama | 7.69 |
| Galama in the Hindi language | ||
| गालमा | galama | 50 |
| गलमा | galama | 50 |
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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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- 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 Galama
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