Galapu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Galapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
India61:127,844,230863,365
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Galapu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galapu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Galapu (Marathi: गलपु) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galapu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Galapu is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Galapu are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 2,813,813. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Gorontalo, where 70 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 30 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galapus927/
Gahlapu924/
Galaput923/
Galapuz921/
Gaulapu921/
Gallapu921/
Galapuj921/
Gailapu921/
Gatlapu921/
Alapu91309/
Galaputh864/
Gahalapu861/
Ghalapuj861/
Allapu83320/
Aalapu8369/
Halapu8364/
Alaphu8349/
Golapu8320/
Alapuu838/
Ailapu837/
Alaipu836/
Alapus836/
Aladpu834/
Galopu834/
Ealapu833/
Alapou833/
Gelapu832/
Alahpu831/
Alapuz831/
Aliapu831/
Gaggilapu804/
Halapup7756/
Gotlapu7727/
Halapuu7725/
Gollapu7721/
Galopui7717/
Eallapu7712/
Alleapu7710/
Halaipu779/
Goulapu774/
Hailapu774/
Halapau773/
Allapud773/
Haladpu773/
Aslapui771/
Goelapu771/
Allaput771/
Ailappu771/
Golgapu771/
Haliapu771/
Halyapu771/
Olapu73222/
Alopu73130/
Gallapoo7137/
Hallapuu7116/
Aladpush717/
Gollapud714/
Aggilapu714/
Haladpou712/
Halatpou711/
Galoipeu711/
Goulapou711/
Allapauh711/
Ollapu67191/
Golepu6714/
Allopu678/
Gelepu676/
Aladpoush674/
Aliopu673/
Goggilapu673/
Alhopu672/
Alopou672/
Alopuh671/
Olapou671/
Olapeu671/
Eilapu671/
Holapu671/
Olappu671/
Olyapu671/

Galapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galapu in the Marathi language
गलपुgalapu-

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