Galapa Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Galapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 128 | 1:123,828 | 9,362 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Galapa (979) may also be a first name.
Galapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galapa (Hindi: गलापा, Marathi: गलपा, Oriya: ଗାଲାପ, Russian: Галапа) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galapa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,009,375th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name Galapa is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Galapa live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Galapa is also the 257,484th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 979 people.
The surname Galapa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 123,828. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 61 percent reside and Southern Province, where 39 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galapa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲାପ | galapa | - |
| Galapa in the Hindi language | ||
| गलापा | galapa | 96.15 |
| गलपा | galapa | 3.85 |
| Galapa in the Marathi language | ||
| गलपा | galapa | 85.71 |
| लापा | lapa | 14.29 |
| Galapa in the Russian language | ||
| Галапа | galapa | - |
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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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- 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 Galapa
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