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.
- hazmatazzGalang Demographics
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་།) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Galang is the 9,462nd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 121,900 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Galang live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 85,986th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 5,965 people.
Galang is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 53,753 people, or 1 in 1,883. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 53 percent live, National Capital Region, where 17 percent live and Calabarzon, where 13 percent live. Other than The Philippines Galang exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Galang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galang last name are 41.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.6% being registered with 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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Footnotes
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