Galamu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Galamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Galamu (27) may also be a first name.

Galamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Galamu (Hindi: गलमू, Marathi: गलमु) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galamu is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Galamu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Galamu are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Galamu is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

Galamu is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Central, where 96 percent live and Western, where 4 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalamu9278/
Galamus9216/
Galamou9214/
Galamuj922/
Gaalamu921/
Alamu9119,397/
Ngalamou86132/
Nghalamu867/
Galamaud861/
Gallamus861/
Alamou831,148/
Allamu8372/
Halamu8363/
Alamut8359/
Algamu8341/
Ailamu8320/
Alamus8316/
Alameu8316/
Aliamu8312/
Alaamu8311/
Aalamu839/
Aslamu838/
Golamu836/
Alamud834/
Alamuu833/
Alamuh833/
Alaumu831/
Gelamu831/
Alhamu831/
Alyamu831/
Alamui831/
Aulamu831/
Alahmu831/
Gallamaud801/
Alamoud77721/
Allamou77603/
Halamou77533/
Halamus77282/
Aliamus77124/
Halamut7712/
Alhamou778/
Alhamud775/
Alamout774/
Haliamu773/
Gholamu771/
Halamud771/
Halgamu771/
Alleamu771/
Alhamui771/
Alamust771/
Alameue771/
Halaimu771/
Halamuś771/
Geliamu771/
Ailamou771/
Ahlamou771/
Alameud771/
Aliamou771/
Alasmuy771/
Alamous771/
Alomu73512/
Olamu7373/
Alhamoud712,171/
Haleamau7160/
Alamhouj7129/
Alamoush7118/
Hallamou7115/
Alhamouz7111/
Halamusz716/
Alhaimus713/
Alahmoud713/
Gholammu712/
Halammou712/
Goolyamu711/
Haliamou711/
Ahalamou711/
Alliamus711/
Alamouch711/
Alhammoud67315/
Olamou67210/
Alhaimoud67199/
Gelemu67194/
Alomau67113/
Alyomu6747/
Gouliamou6732/
Ailomu6721/
Halomu6711/
Aliomu677/
Alhahmoud676/
Alamoo674/
Allahamou673/
Alahamoud673/
Alhamoush673/
Alomeu672/
Aloomu672/
Alomou672/
Alamús672/
Ngaloumou672/
Holamu671/
Olaamu671/
Halamouss671/
Golomu671/
Alamão671/

Galamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galamu in the Hindi language
गलमूgalamu-
Galamu in the Marathi language
गलमुgalamu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galamu
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