Galewa Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Galewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Galewa (57) may also be a first name.
Galewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galewa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Galewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Galewa are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,308,380th most common first name in the world, held by 57 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Galewa is most prevalent in: Central, where 76 percent are found, National Capital District, where 19 percent are found and Morobe, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Galewa
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