Galayya Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Galayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Galayya (117) may also be a first name.
Galayya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galayya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galayya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galayya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galayya is the 2,255,512th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Galayya reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 117 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Galayya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 48 percent reside and Niger, where 1 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 Galayya
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