Galegan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Galegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Galegan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galegan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Galegan is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galegan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Galegan reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Galegan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Galegan is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 20 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Galegan
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