Galel Surname
Approximately 2,459 people bear this surname
Galel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,934 | 1:39,701 | 4,636 |
| India | 283 | 1:2,710,478 | 84,163 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Galel (308) may also be a first name.
Galel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galel (Marathi: गळेल, Oriya: ଗାେଲଲ, Russian: Галел) is found most in Iran. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 174,470th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,963,622 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Galel live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Galel is also the 501,377th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 308 people.
Galel is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 1,934 people, or 1 in 39,701. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Iran Galel occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.
Galel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Galel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galel surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galel in the Marathi language | ||
| गळेल | galela | - |
| Galel in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାେଲଲ | gaelala | 94 |
| ଗାେଲଲ୍ | gaelal | 4 |
| Galel in the Russian language | ||
| Галел | galel | - |
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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 Galel
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