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
Galay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Hindi: गलया, Marathi: गालय, Oriya: ଗାଲାୟ, Russian: Галай, Tibetan: དགེ་ལེགས།) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galay? popularity and diffusion
Galay is the 72,903rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,078,039 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Galay live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galay is also the 405,761st most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 446 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,032 people, or 1 in 33,390. In The Philippines Galay is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 16 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 14 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Belarus, where 15 percent are found.
Galay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Galay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 931 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Galay last name is chiefly 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 Democrats than the national average, with 68.57% registered to vote for the political 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galay
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