Galay Surname
Approximately 6,760 people bear this surname
Galay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,032 | 1:33,390 | 4,976 |
| Russia | 1,097 | 1:131,379 | 15,462 |
| Belarus | 983 | 1:9,665 | 1,451 |
| India | 640 | 1:1,198,540 | 48,139 |
| Argentina | 217 | 1:196,974 | 16,372 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Kazakhstan | 102 | 1:173,358 | 16,783 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Mauritania | 53 | 1:77,262 | 5,142 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Moldova | 24 | 1:148,390 | 15,621 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Bhutan | 17 | 1:36,238 | 579 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Galay (446) may also be a first name.
Galay Demographics
Galay Political Affiliation
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Galay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Hindi: गलया, Marathi: गालय, Oriya: ଗାଲାୟ, Russian: Галай, Tibetan: དགེ་ལེགས།) is found most in The Philippines. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galay? popularity and diffusion
Galay is the 72,903rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,078,039 people. The last name Galay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Galay are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 405,761st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 446 people.
The surname Galay is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3,032 people, or 1 in 33,390. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 16 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 14 percent reside and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Belarus, where 15 percent reside.
Galay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Galay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galay surname grew 931 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Galay are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.57% registered with the party.
The amount Galay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,683 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galay in the Hindi language | ||
| गलया | galaya | 92.31 |
| गळया | galaya | 7.69 |
| Galay in the Marathi language | ||
| गालय | galaya | 88.89 |
| गलय | galaya | 11.11 |
| Galay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲାୟ | galaya | 85.71 |
| ଗାଲୟ | galaya | 14.29 |
| Galay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻱ | klay | 65 |
| ﺃﻛﻼﻱ | aklay | 35 |
| Galay in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགེ་ལེགས། | gelek | 42.5 |
| དགེ་ལེགས་ | gelek | 37.5 |
| དགའ་ལེགས། | galek | 10 |
| དགའ་ལེགས་ | galek | 7.5 |
| དགའ་ལས། | galé | 2.5 |
| Galay in the Russian language | ||
| Галай | galaj | - |
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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 Galay
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