Galeyr Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Galeyr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Galeyr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galeyr Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galeyr is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galeyr? popularity and diffusion
The last name Galeyr is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Galeyr is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Galeyr live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
It is most widely held in Somalia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Other than Somalia Galeyr occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.
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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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- 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 Galeyr
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