Galfa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Maldives

Galfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galfa (26) may also be a first name.

Galfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galfa (Hindi: गल्फा) occurs most in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Galfa are found; 73 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Galfa is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 26 people.

The last name Galfa is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,235,261. In Turkey Galfa is mostly found in: Canakkale Province, where 43 percent live, Usak Province, where 38 percent live and Kocaeli Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galfas9156/
Galfat9130/
Galfah912/
Ghalfa911/
Alfa8970,054/
Alfai804,974/
Galfo802,176/
Alfaz801,592/
Golfa801,277/
Alfah801,229/
Alfau801,096/
Alfad801,036/
Galfi80977/
Halfa80821/
Alfat80735/
Alfas80306/
Galfe80116/
Alfha8082/
Alfaj8057/
Alfay8040/
Galfy8026/
Alffa8021/
Alfaa8016/
Allfa809/
Alfea808/
Aalfa807/
Alwfa805/
Alhfa804/
Ahlfa803/
Alpfa802/
Aulfa801/
Alfga801/
Alfaï801/
Alfaiz732,053/
Alfhad73524/
Alfais73337/
Alfaha73259/
Ghalfi73254/
Alfaid73210/
Alfayz73206/
Halfah73144/
Ghelfa7385/
Galffy7350/
Alfast7350/
Aglifa7338/
Aulfah7336/
Galfer7322/
Alfaaz7316/
Alfaut7315/
Alfaij7314/
Alfhat738/
Halfas737/
Alfait737/
Alffat737/
Galfod734/
Aulfat734/
Alfaad733/
Gallfy733/
Halfaz733/
Alfats732/
Alfeas732/
Alfass732/
Galfou732/
Aalfaj731/
Alfaat731/
Alfadh731/
Alfasp731/
Halfai731/
Alffha731/
Ngolfa731/
Galfyy731/
Galpha731/
Gallfo731/
Alfayd731/
Alfaïa731/
Alfoha731/
Alfadz731/
Alwfaa731/
Alfahs731/
Alfayt731/
Galfot731/
Alfaih731/
Alfaud731/
Galfez731/
Hailfa731/
Alfhaid67485/
Galfout67388/
Alfo67351/
Olfa67253/
Halfast6791/
Galfouz6752/
Galphad675/
Galphat674/
Alfaidz674/
Alfahdd672/
Alfò672/
Alfauiy671/
Golfais671/
Allfath671/
Allfatt671/
Alfó671/
Alfaash671/
Alfahdh671/
Alfhead671/
Alfeeha671/
Hallfah671/
Gallfer670/

Galfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galfa in the Hindi language
गल्फाgalpha-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galfa
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