Galayah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Galayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Galayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galayah is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galayah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Galayah occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Galayah live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Somalia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Other than Somalia Galayah is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Galayah
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