Galela Surname
Approximately 5,311 people bear this surname
Galela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,736 | 1:19,802 | 2,496 |
| Indonesia | 1,678 | 1:78,814 | 8,375 |
| Philippines | 801 | 1:126,390 | 21,652 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Galela (218) may also be a first name.
Galela Demographics
Average Galela Salary in
United States
$71,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galela (Hindi: गलेला, Russian: Галела) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,274th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,372,161 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Galela are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 611,412th most frequent first name on earth, held by 218 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,736 people, or 1 in 19,802. In South Africa Galela is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 24 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.
Galela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Galela surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Galela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.01% less than the national average, earning R 166,332 per year and in United States they earn 65.42% more than the national average, earning $71,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galela in the Hindi language | ||
| गलेला | galela | - |
| Galela in the Russian language | ||
| Галела | galela | - |
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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 Galela
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