Galeya Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Galeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Latvia | 33 | 1:62,123 | 9,312 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Galeya (58) may also be a first name.
Galeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galeya (Marathi: गलेया, Oriya: ଗାେଲୟା, Russian: Галея) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galeya is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Galeya are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 58 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 34 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galeya in the Marathi language | ||
| गलेया | galeya | 83.33 |
| गलैया | galaiya | 16.67 |
| Galeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାେଲୟା | gaelaya | 66.67 |
| ଗେଲୟା | gelaya | 33.33 |
| Galeya in the Russian language | ||
| Галея | galea | - |
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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
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- 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 Galeya
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