Galaya Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Galaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Galaya (172) may also be a first name.
Galaya Demographics
Average Galaya Salary in
United States
$6,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻼﻱ, Hindi: गलया, Marathi: गलैया, Oriya: ଗାଲାୟା, Russian: Галая) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 998,609th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Galaya reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Galaya is also the 696,764th most frequent forename on earth, held by 172 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria Galaya is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 51 percent reside, Adamawa, where 25 percent reside and Borno, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.
Galaya Last Name Statistics demography
Galaya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻼﻱ | qlay | - |
| Galaya in the Hindi language | ||
| गलया | galaya | - |
| Galaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲାୟା | galaya | 50 |
| ଗାଲାୟ | galaya | 50 |
| Galaya in the Marathi language | ||
| गलैया | galaiya | 28.57 |
| गाळया | galaya | 28.57 |
| गळया | galaya | 28.57 |
| गालया | galaya | 14.29 |
| Galaya in the Russian language | ||
| Галая | galaa | - |
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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 Galaya
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