Galem Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Galem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2431:3,156,64892,962
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Galem (180) may also be a first name.

Galem Last Name Facts

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

Galem (Bengali: গালেম, Hindi: जलिम, Marathi: गलेम, Russian: Галэм, Tibetan: དགའ་ལེམ།) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 785,023rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Galem are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Galem is also the 679,247th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 180 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 3,156,648. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 55 percent live, Telangana, where 44 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Galem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Galem surname decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galem Last Name Statistics demography

Galem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalem9115,132/
Galiem91146/
Gaylem9149/
Gallem9129/
Ngalem9126/
Galeme9115/
Galeem9110/
Galeam917/
Galemm914/
Gahlem914/
Gaalem913/
Hgalem913/
Gaulem911/
Gaelem910/
Alem89280,426/
Galeeme83150/
Ghaleme8382/
Ghaleem8315/
Kgaleme834/
Gaalemm831/
Galliem831/
Ghallem831/
Ngaleam831/
Ghalemh831/
Gaaleme831/
Gallemt831/
Hghalem831/
Galleem830/
Aleem8065,480/
Aleme8025,543/
Halem807,304/
Allem806,467/
Golem801,605/
Galen801,482/
Ealem80608/
Galym80582/
Aalem80574/
Galim80557/
Gelem80506/
Aslem80318/
Ahlem80197/
Aleam80193/
Aliem80138/
Galne8038/
Aulem8031/
Ailem8025/
Alhem8019/
Aleim808/
Aylem806/
Alemm803/
Algem803/
Atlem802/
Aleym802/
Alemh802/
Galemova774/
Haleem7376,215/
Ghalim7313,111/
Gallen735,640/
Ngalim732,334/
Haslem731,342/
Haliem731,200/
Galeng73611/
Hallem73552/
Galien73533/
Gahlen73456/
Hatlem73416/
Gollem73369/
Aileme73340/
Haleim73263/
Gaulen73236/
Galent73211/
Aaleem73172/
Alheim73143/
Alleme73135/
Gaalen73134/
Galiom73133/
Galåen73127/
Asleem7399/
Gholem7391/
Gaylen7389/
Haleme7379/
Alleem7371/
Goleme7361/
Goulem7354/
Gailen7353/
Gaulim7348/
Galime7347/
Gaslim7316/
Alleam7313/
D'Alem7312/
Gehlem7312/
Goslem7310/
Galeen739/
Ghalen739/
Alheem739/
Aleime738/
Gallim738/
Ngolem738/
Gatlen737/
Alhemd737/
Eallem735/
Aleeme734/
Ealeme734/
Goliem734/
Auleem734/
Galhim734/
Haleam733/
Goelem733/
Alliem733/
Hailem733/
Gaalim733/
Gallne733/
Gelhem733/
Galaen733/
Gaulne733/
Galimg732/
Gatlim732/
Aaleam732/
Aallem732/
Ahalem732/
Gaslen732/
Galend732/
Ahllem732/
Asleam732/
Galism732/
Galhen731/
Ayleem731/
Galenn731/
Goleam731/
Aaleym731/
Atleam731/
Asleme731/
Healem731/
Hgalim731/
Ahhlem731/
Aleism731/
Ahulem731/
Alleim731/
Aaliem731/
Ngalen731/
Haalem731/
Galgne731/
Galuen731/
Agliem731/
Aileam731/
Aaleme731/
Ealeem731/
Geleem731/
Allhem731/
Aleame731/
Aalemh731/
Alemme731/
Alhlem731/
Ahleim730/
Athlem730/
Auslem730/
Alhiem730/
Haleum730/
Galoen730/
Gotlem730/
Gallemova7112/
Galeamova717/
Alim67242,559/
Gallien675,961/
Olem672,075/
Gallent67509/
Ahlheim67427/
Ghoulem67409/
Gattlen67379/
Haleemh67307/
Golemme67298/
Ghaleen67282/
Além67252/
Alym67183/
Galenne6791/
Halliem6749/
Gouleme6735/
Alemova6729/
Gaulien6725/
Allheim6718/
Galleng6714/
Halleem6713/
Goleeme6711/
Halleme6710/
Haaliem679/
Ngallen676/
Ealleam676/
Alleyme676/
Galn675/
Haleemm675/
Galliom674/
Gheliem674/
Haleemt674/
Ngoulem674/
Alemowa674/
Gasleng674/
Galinne673/
Aljm673/
Aalheim673/
Golliem673/
Gaylene673/
Gailene672/
Gaillen672/
Gallend672/
Álem672/
Ghailen672/
Hasleem672/
Ngallim672/
Aaleemh672/
Hauslem671/
Easleym671/
Gaylien671/
Gatleng671/
Gahalen671/
Galleen671/
Gallehn671/
Haleame671/
Haleeme671/
Alleamm671/
Alaheem671/
Ghalime671/
Alım671/
Gaulaen671/
Golemne671/
Haileem671/
Haaleem671/
Ghaalim671/
Gallaen671/
Asleemh671/
Aljehem671/
Alheeme671/
Gaileng671/
Golleme671/
Alhleem671/
Hasleam670/
Gaileen670/
Gallime670/
Gaylend670/
Gauleen670/
Gailien670/
Allemme670/

Galem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galem in the Bengali language
গালেমgalema-
Galem in the Hindi language
जलिमjalima-
Galem in the Marathi language
गलेमgalema-
Galem in the Tibetan language
དགའ་ལེམ།galem35.29
དགའ་ལེགསམོ།galegsamo17.65
དགའ་གླེམ།galem5.88
དགའ་སླེམ།galem5.88
དགའ་ལེགསམོ་galegsamo5.88
དགའ་ལེམོ།galemo5.88
དགའ་ལེགསམ།galegsam5.88
དགའ་ལེགས།galek5.88
དགའ་ལེམ་galem5.88
དགའ་ལེགས་མོ།galekmo5.88
Galem in the Russian language
Галэмgalem-

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