Galana Surname
Approximately 711 people bear this surname
Galana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 454 | 1:101,718 | 8,885 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Galana (1,179) may also be a first name.
Galana Demographics
Average Galana Salary in
United States
$22,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galana (Hindi: गलाना, Marathi: गळना, Oriya: ଗାଲନା) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 471,721st most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. The last name Galana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Galana live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Galana is also the 231,114th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 1,179 people.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 101,718. In Kenya Galana is mostly concentrated in: Tana River County, where 97 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya Galana is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.
Galana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Galana earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galana in the Marathi language | ||
| गळना | galana | - |
| Galana in the Hindi language | ||
| गलाना | galana | 66.67 |
| गलना | galana | 33.33 |
| Galana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲନା | galana | 33.33 |
| ଗଳନା | galana | 33.33 |
| ଗଲନା | galana | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Galana
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