Galgalo Surname
Approximately 13,156 people bear this surname
Galgalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,564 | 1:5,392 | 749 |
| Ethiopia | 4,024 | 1:24,241 | 3,065 |
| Somalia | 539 | 1:24,957 | 1,368 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Galgalo (6,630) may also be a first name.
Galgalo Demographics
Galgalo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Galgalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galgalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galgalo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galgalo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,899th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 553,933 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galgalo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Galgalo is also the 80,377th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 6,630 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 8,564 people, or 1 in 5,392. In Kenya Galgalo is mostly found in: Isiolo County, where 37 percent live, Marsabit County, where 32 percent live and Tana River County, where 10 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 31 percent live and Somalia, where 4 percent live.
Galgalo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Galgalo last name is chiefly Muslim (70%) in Kenya.
Galgalo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $39,482 USD per year.
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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 Galgalo
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