Galfa Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Galfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 63 | 1:1,235,261 | 51,954 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Galfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galfa in the Hindi language | ||
| गल्फा | galpha | - |
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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 Galfa
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