Galawa Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Galawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Galawa (25) may also be a first name.

Galawa Last Name Facts

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

Galawa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Galawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galawa is the 462,174th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Galawa reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 25 people.

Galawa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 131,693. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Galawa Last Name Statistics demography

Galawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.28% less than the national average, earning R 42,108 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galaway92345/
Gallawa9254/
Galawai9223/
Galahwa927/
Galawad922/
Galiawa922/
Galyawa922/
Galawea921/
Galawah921/
Ghalawa921/
Gallaway864,071/
Ngallawa8690/
Ghalawat862/
Ngalauwa862/
Gaylawad861/
Gaulaway861/
Galiaway861/
Gallawau861/
Gaylawah861/
Nghalawa861/
Ngalawah861/
Ngalawai861/
Galayway860/
Galawe83927/
Galaba83755/
Galowa83168/
Galewa8373/
Galava8330/
Gelawa8326/
Galawy8318/
Galawi8312/
Galawo8310/
Golawa834/
Gahalawat8018/
Gallaways801/
Gattlaway801/
Ngah'lawa801/
Galaeva772,489/
Galabay771,509/
Galavad77544/
Galabha7796/
Galayba7777/
Ghalawi7756/
Galaiwe7755/
Galoway7739/
Galavay7722/
Gallowa7721/
Golaway7719/
Galawee7717/
Galeiwa7717/
Galabai7716/
Ghalawy7715/
Golawad7712/
Galauva7711/
Gallaba7711/
Ngalava7710/
Galabaa778/
Ngalawo777/
Galaiba777/
Galavat776/
Ngalawe775/
Galavea775/
Galeewa774/
Galeway773/
Gallawy773/
Gallava772/
Ghalaba772/
Galawey772/
Gailawo772/
Galawod772/
Galawou772/
Galavau771/
Ghalava771/
Ghalewa771/
Galaaba771/
Galavas771/
Galavaz771/
Galavah771/
Gollawa771/
Galhawo771/
Ggalaba771/
Galabau771/
Galabea771/
Galavai771/
Kgalawe771/
Gahlaba771/
Galloway7166,908/
Galyaeva71425/
Galabhai71337/
Galyauva71107/
Ghalavat7179/
Gollaway7172/
Gaalaiwe7144/
Gaulavad7129/
Ghalouwa7113/
Galavaux7113/
Gaylaeva7112/
Gallaeva7111/
Gahlavat7111/
Ghalavad7111/
Galavach7110/
Galabhaa719/
Galleway718/
Gallabay718/
Kgalajwe714/
Galiabai713/
Gailavad712/
Gaylewai712/
Ghaalaba712/
Ngallawe711/
Gaalabai711/
Gelawaih711/
Gaylavad711/
Ghalabai711/
Ghallawi711/
Gallavat711/
Gallawoy711/
Gollawad711/
Gohlawat711/
Goslawad711/
Galaibah711/
Galowaya711/
Ngoulawa711/
Ngalawou711/
Ggalabay711/
Galavaai711/
Galiaeva711/
Kgatlawe711/
Gahalewa711/
Ghalabah711/
Golhawaz711/
Goelaway710/
Galioway710/
Gallawer710/
Gallavau710/
Golowa671,373/
Galabe671,262/
Galeva671,094/
Galabo671,061/
Galave671,025/
Galova67779/
Galaby67632/
Galabi67597/
Galavi67426/
Golava67105/
Gelava6793/
Galowy6787/
Galavo6768/
Gelowa6736/
Golewa6736/
Gelewa6735/
Galoba6721/
Gallyauva6712/
Gallowway679/
Galowe677/
Gallloway676/
Gajjlavad674/
Galloyway673/
Golaba673/
Gallyaeva672/
Galloways672/
Galowá672/
Gaillahua672/
Gatlavath671/
Gaileyway671/
Galahavat671/
Galaví671/
Galavy671/
Kgatlhawe671/
Gallayuay670/
Gallioway670/

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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 Galawa
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