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 held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Galamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Galamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galamu is the 2,661,929th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It 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. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Galamu is mostly found in: Central, where 96 percent reside and Western, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

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

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