Galei Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Galei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Galei (56) may also be a first name.
Galei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galei (Georgian: გალეი, Oriya: ଗାେଲଇ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Galei reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 56 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Galei is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 93 percent reside and Bougainville, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside and Italy, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galei in the Georgian language | ||
| გალეი | galei | - |
| Galei in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାେଲଇ | gaela'i | 94.44 |
| ଗାଲାଇ | gala'i | 5.56 |
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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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- 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 Galei
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