Galau Surname
Approximately 1,251 people bear this surname
Galau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 980 | 1:30,096 | 2,598 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Galau (448) may also be a first name.
Galau Demographics
Average Galau Salary in
United States
$51,486 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galau (Hindi: गलाउ, Oriya: ପଳଉ, Russian: Галау) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 303,202nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,825,376 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Galau are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 404,611th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 448 people.
It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 980 people, or 1 in 30,096. In Malaysia Galau is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 90 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside and Sabah, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Galau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Galau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galau last name expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galau Last Name Statistics demography
Galau earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,486 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galau in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଳଉ | pala'u | - |
| Galau in the Hindi language | ||
| गलाउ | gala'u | 34.78 |
| गलऊ | gala'u | 30.43 |
| गलउ | gala'u | 17.39 |
| गलाऊ | gala'u | 17.39 |
| Galau in the Russian language | ||
| Галау | galau | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Galau
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