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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 more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 72,903^rd most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,078,039 people. The last name Galay is mostly 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 405,761^st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 446 people.

The last name Galay is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,032 people, or 1 in 33,390. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 16 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 14 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent live and Belarus, where 15 percent live.

Galay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Galay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Galay surname grew 931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Galay last name is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Galay surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.57% being 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.