Galawi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Galawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Galawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻼﻭﻱ) is most common in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Galawi occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Galawi reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 14,462,603. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Galawi exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻐﻼﻭﻱ | alghlawy | 50 |
| ﻗﻼﻭﻱ | qlawy | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Galawi
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