Galawai Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Galawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galawai (11) may also be a first name.

Galawai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galawai is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galawai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Galawai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Galawai are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.

Galawai is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Galawai is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 55 percent live, East Sepik, where 27 percent live and Madang, where 18 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalawai931/
Galawaji931/
Galawa92730/
Galawi9212/
Galaway86345/
Ghalawi8656/
Gallawa8654/
Galabai8616/
Galahwa867/
Galawad862/
Galiawa862/
Galyawa862/
Galawea861/
Galawah861/
Ghalawa861/
Galavai861/
Gallaway804,071/
Galabhai80337/
Ngallawa8090/
Galabaji8063/
Galiabai803/
Ghalawat802/
Gaylewai802/
Ngalauwa802/
Gaalabai801/
Gelawaih801/
Gaylawad801/
Ghalabai801/
Ghallawi801/
Gaulaway801/
Galavayi801/
Galiaway801/
Gallawau801/
Gaylawah801/
Nghalawa801/
Ngalawah801/
Galavaai801/
Galayway800/
Galawe77927/
Galaba77755/
Galabi77597/
Galavi77426/
Galowa77168/
Galewa7773/
Galava7730/
Gelawa7726/
Galawy7718/
Golawa774/
Gahalawat7518/
Gallaways751/
Gattlaway751/
Ngah'lawa751/
Galaviz7133,419/
Galavis712,849/
Galaeva712,489/
Galabay711,509/
Galavad71544/
Galabhi71124/
Galabha7196/
Ghalabi7195/
Galayba7177/
Galaiwe7155/
Gallabi7140/
Galoway7139/
Ghalavi7126/
Galavay7122/
Gallowa7121/
Ngalawiyah7119/
Golaway7119/
Galawee7117/
Galeiwa7117/
Galewei7116/
Ghalawy7115/
Golawad7112/
Galauva7111/
Gallaba7111/
Galavii7110/
Ngalava7110/
Galabaa718/
Galaiba717/
Galavat716/
Ghelawi716/
Ngalawe715/
Galavea715/
Galavid715/
Galaboi715/
Galeewa714/
Galeway713/
Gallawy713/
Golabai712/
Galavae712/
Gallava712/
Ghalaba712/
Galawey712/
Galawou712/
Galavau711/
Ghalava711/
Ghalewa711/
Gaulabi711/
Gaulavi711/
Galaaba711/
Galavas711/
Galavaz711/
Galavah711/
Gollawa711/
Ggalaba711/
Galavij711/
Galavio711/
Galavit711/
Galaviy711/
Galabau711/
Galabea711/
Galabei711/
Galiabi711/
Golaabi711/
Kgalawe711/
Gahlaba711/
Gallowi711/
Galloway6766,908/
Ghallabi67594/
Galyaeva67425/
Galabayo67317/
Galyauva67107/
Ghalavat6779/
Gollaway6772/
Gaalaiwe6744/
Galowich6737/
Gaulavad6729/
Galabaya6723/
Gaelaiwe6717/
Ghalouwa6713/
Galavaux6713/
Gaylaeva6712/
Gallaeva6711/
Gahlavat6711/
Ghalavad6711/
Galavach6710/
Golabhai679/
Galabhaa679/
Galleway678/
Galavich678/
Gallabay678/
Galaviya674/
Kgalajwe674/
Galobawe674/
Gailavad672/
Galaboyi672/
Ghaalaba672/
Ngallawe671/
Gaallavi671/
Gaylavad671/
Galabiya671/
Galavaye671/
Gallavat671/
Gallawoy671/
Galyaviy671/
Golavayi671/
Gollawad671/
Gohlawat671/
Goslawad671/
Galaibah671/
Galowaya671/
Ngoulawa671/
Ngalawou671/
Ggalabay671/
Gholawis671/
Galavijh671/
Galachui671/
Galiaeva671/
Gallahui671/
Kgatlawe671/
Gahalewa671/
Galoubai671/
Ghalabah671/
Golhawaz671/
Goelaway670/
Galioway670/
Gallawer670/
Gallavau670/

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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 Galawai
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