Galegashvili Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Galegashvili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galegashvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1031:36,3655,271
South Ossetia601:891191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Galegashvili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galegashvili (Georgian: გალეგაშვილი, Russian: Галегашвили) is more frequently found in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galegashvili? popularity and diffusion

Galegashvili is the 1,343,156th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Galegashvili occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Galegashvili live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 36,365. In Georgia it is primarily concentrated in: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, where 41 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 29 percent are found and Shida Kartli, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Georgia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Ossetia, where 36 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Galegashvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galegashvili in the Georgian language
გალეგაშვილიgalegashvili-
Galegashvili in the Russian language
Галегашвилиgalegasvili-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galegashvili
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