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
The last name Galeya (Marathi: गलेया, Oriya: ଗାେଲୟା, Russian: Галея) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,882,912th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Galeya live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Galeya is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 58 people.
Galeya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs 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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