Galas Surname
Approximately 15,371 people bear this surname
Galas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 5,635 | 1:6,745 | 840 |
| Philippines | 4,399 | 1:23,014 | 3,014 |
| United States | 1,079 | 1:335,921 | 30,322 |
| Iraq | 985 | 1:35,555 | 1,599 |
| France | 809 | 1:82,105 | 11,640 |
| Russia | 455 | 1:316,754 | 32,043 |
| Nigeria | 210 | 1:843,537 | 37,160 |
| Papua New Guinea | 203 | 1:40,166 | 4,870 |
| Italy | 180 | 1:339,759 | 40,773 |
| Belarus | 151 | 1:62,921 | 10,509 |
| Mexico | 144 | 1:861,988 | 12,108 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Germany | 125 | 1:644,044 | 50,561 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| Brazil | 86 | 1:2,489,236 | 75,804 |
| Czechia | 85 | 1:125,100 | 20,092 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Serbia | 54 | 1:132,314 | 9,600 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Galaś (77), Galaš (53), Galás (2), Ğalas (1) & Galáš (36) are calculated separately.
Galas (811) may also be a first name.
Galas Demographics
Average Galas Salary in
United States
$48,060 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galas (Arabic: غلاس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻼﺹ, Hindi: गलास, Marathi: गलास, Oriya: ଗଲାସ, Russian: Галас) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also occur as a variant: Galaś, Galaš, Galás, Ğalas or Galáš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galas? popularity and diffusion
Galas is the 34,478th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 474,110 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Galas reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 287,044th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 811 people.
The surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 5,635 people, or 1 in 6,745. Not including Poland Galas occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Galas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Galas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galas surname expanded 7,193 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Galas last name is predominantly Orthodox (96%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Galas last name are 39.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Galas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 161.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,598 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.73% less than the national average, earning R 26,784 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $18,815,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $58,153 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galas in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﻼﺹ | alklas | - |
| Galas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଲାସ | galasa | - |
| Galas in the Marathi language | ||
| गलास | galasa | 90 |
| गालास | galasa | 10 |
| Galas in the Hindi language | ||
| गलास | galasa | 80 |
| गलस | galasa | 20 |
| Galas in the Russian language | ||
| Галас | galas | - |
| Galas in the Arabic language | ||
| غلاس | ghlas | - |
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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 Galas
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