Galgallo Surname

47,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Galgallo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galgallo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya10,9521:4,217609
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galgallo (4,714) may also be a first name.

Galgallo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galgallo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgallo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,066th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galgallo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 99,754th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,714 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 10,952 people, or 1 in 4,217. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Marsabit County, where 90 percent live, Meru County, where 3 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 0 percent live and Somalia, where 0 percent live.

Galgallo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Galgallo surname is chiefly Christian (65%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galgalo9313,156/
Galallo931/
Galgalla884/
Galgailo881/
Alallo8618/
Galalo865/
Algalo862/
Galatello8250/
Ngalngalo8215/
Gallgalla821/
Galgala8099/
Kgalalo8044/
Alalloh8023/
Galalou8011/
Algalio807/
Alallou806/
Ngalalo804/
Galealo803/
Galalla801/
Golgalo801/
Algalla801/
Galalio801/
Allallo801/
Halallo801/
Alalo77743/
Galgatla75108/
Galgalah7544/
Ngalaulo7521/
Allallou756/
Golgalla754/
Algallas754/
Ghalalou752/
Galgalia751/
Halallio751/
Halallou751/
Ngalollo751/
Algaloud751/
Aalallou751/
Algallad751/
Alghalla751/
Galolo712,267/
Galala711,381/
Alalou711,050/
Halalo71289/
Algala71206/
Olallo71107/
Algallass7120/
Alalla7115/
Alalloush7114/
Alaulo7114/
Alailo7112/
Alalos719/
Alaylo714/
Alhalo714/
Alaalo713/
Alallouch712/
Alialo712/
Alaslo712/
Alalio712/
Gailgalas711/
Alatlo711/
Alalot711/
Alaloo711/
Alollo711/
Alyalo711/
Alaloy711/
Alautillo711/
Ngalala672,008/
Alallah67606/
Alghala67460/
Algalia67223/
Alailou67175/
Algalad67154/
Alallas67153/
Halalou67139/
Algalas6778/
Kgalala6756/
Halalla6743/
Galalia6717/
Alalout6715/
Galalah6710/
Ahlallouch679/
Algatla678/
Galolla678/
Galaala677/
Alaloit676/
Aalalou676/
Galgola676/
Gaalala674/
Ngalolo674/
Oulghallou674/
Gajlala673/
Galaila673/
Alalous673/
Ghalala673/
Alathlo672/
Golalla672/
Algalaa672/
Alalosh672/
Alhalla672/
Alaulla671/
Galyala671/
Golgala671/
Ailalla671/
Alaalla671/
Algolla671/
Alialla671/
Alalyot671/
Gailala671/
Galaula671/
Galahla671/
Galoloy671/
Alghallass671/
Alealla671/
Alialio671/
Alhalio671/
Alhalou671/
Alhaloi671/
Alhaloo671/
Olgalla671/
Olallos671/
Alialou671/
Alahloy671/
Galoilo671/
Gallola670/
Alolloy670/

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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 Galgallo
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