Galgal Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Galgal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 331 | 1:24,634 | 2,717 |
| Philippines | 99 | 1:1,022,608 | 86,972 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Galgal (33) may also be a first name.
Galgal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galgal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galgal (Hindi: गलगल, Russian: Галгал) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galgal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 649,026th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Galgal live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Galgal is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 33 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 24,634. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 74 percent reside, West New Britain, where 6 percent reside and Madang, where 5 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Galgal exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galgal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galgal in the Hindi language | ||
| गलगल | galagala | - |
| Galgal in the Russian language | ||
| Галгал | galgal | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Galgal
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