Galang Surname
Approximately 59,783 people bear this surname
Galang Surname User-submission:
Galang is a Tagalog word that means "respect." The same word has the same meaning in Kapampangan and other major Philippine languages.
Magalang means "respectful." A town in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines bears this name, Magalang.
Read More About This SurnameGalang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 53,753 | 1:1,883 | 127 |
| United States | 3,010 | 1:120,418 | 12,884 |
| Malaysia | 624 | 1:47,266 | 3,766 |
| Indonesia | 591 | 1:223,772 | 20,856 |
| Canada | 483 | 1:76,285 | 8,596 |
| Papua New Guinea | 200 | 1:40,769 | 4,955 |
| Taiwan | 189 | 1:124,046 | 1,140 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| India | 104 | 1:7,375,629 | 160,209 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Guam | 58 | 1:2,761 | 360 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 1:489,032 | 3,321 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Micronesia | 5 | 1:21,249 | 698 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Galang (5,965) may also be a first name.
Galang Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Galang is a Tagalog word that means "respect." The same word has the same meaning in Kapampangan and other major Philippine languages.
Magalang means "respectful." A town in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines bears this name, Magalang.
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Average Galang Salary in
United States
$51,753 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galang (Hindi: गालंग, Russian: Галанг, Tibetan: དགའ་གླང་།) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,462nd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 121,900 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Galang reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 85,986th most common given name at a global level, borne by 5,965 people.
Galang is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 53,753 people, or 1 in 1,883. In The Philippines Galang is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 53 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines Galang is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Galang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Galang are 41.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.6% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Galang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.59% less than the national average, earning €13,337 per year; in United States they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $51,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $52,158 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galang in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགའ་གླང་། | galang | - |
| Galang in the Hindi language | ||
| गालंग | galanga | - |
| Galang in the Russian language | ||
| Галанг | galang | - |
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