Galena Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Galena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Galena (1,021) may also be a first name.
Galena Demographics
Average Galena Salary in
United States
$46,471 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galena (Arabic: جالينا, Georgian: გალენა, Russian: Галена) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galena is the 508,499th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The last name Galena occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Galena are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 251,260th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,021 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Galena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Galena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galena surname rose 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galena last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.
Galena earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $46,471 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galena in the Georgian language | ||
| გალენა | galena | - |
| Galena in the Russian language | ||
| Галена | galena | - |
| Galena in the Arabic language | ||
| جالينا | jalyna | - |
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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 Galena
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