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 last name Galgallo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgallo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,066th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,324 people. The surname Galgallo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galgallo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 99,754th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 4,714 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 10,952 people, or 1 in 4,217. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Marsabit County, where 90 percent reside, Meru County, where 3 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Not including Kenya Galgallo occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and Somalia, where 0 percent reside.

Galgallo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name 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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