Galenya Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Galenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1691:56,2199,554
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599

Galenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galenya (Russian: Галеня) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Galenya.

How Common Is The Last Name Galenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,101,507th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. Galenya is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Galenya live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Galenya is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 56,219. In Belarus Galenya is most prevalent in: Gomel Region, where 89 percent live, Minsk, where 6 percent live and Vitebsk Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Belarus this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Galenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Galenya surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Galenya surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaylenya931/
Alenya92499/
Golenya86203/
Galynya86154/
Galinya8633/
Galenia864/
Alienya862/
Galenja861/
Allenya861/
Aleanya861/
Ngalenia807/
Ngolenya801/
Alenyo771,403/
Alenia77103/
Olenya7744/
Alinya7732/
Alenea7716/
Alegna7714/
Alenyà777/
Alénya771/
Alenja771/
Ngoilenya75913/
Ghalienia751/
Ghaleinia751/
Golenia711,707/
Galinha71665/
Galinea71242/
Alengia71123/
Alionya71115/
Golenja71105/
Golenha7157/
Golynya7143/
Galenio7113/
Oleinya715/
Allenia713/
Allenyo713/
Golenea712/
Alyonya712/
Alenyot712/
Galinia712/
Aylenyo711/
Galinja711/
Golenyaová711/
Alinyaj711/
Galigna711/
Oleanya711/
Alegnay711/
Alengea711/
Halenha711/
Galeneo711/
Olienya711/
Aleinea711/
Alinyay711/
Alienyo711/
Gollenia6754/
Gallinea6719/
Haleinia6719/
Ollenyah674/
Gallinha674/
Ghalinia672/
Gallinia672/
Alinyass671/
Alinyayi671/
Alinyaai671/
Gollenja671/
Ngalenio671/
Aislenia671/
Gallenio671/

Galenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galenya in the Russian language
Галеняgalena-

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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 Galenya
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