Galgalo Surname

39,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Galgalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galgalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,5641:5,392749
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Galgalo (6,630) may also be a first name.

Galgalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galgalo is most common in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,899th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 553,933 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galgalo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Galgalo is also the 80,377th most widely held first name internationally, held by 6,630 people.

The last name Galgalo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 8,564 people, or 1 in 5,392. In Kenya Galgalo is primarily concentrated in: Isiolo County, where 37 percent live, Marsabit County, where 32 percent live and Tana River County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 31 percent live and Somalia, where 4 percent live.

Galgalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galgallo9311,003/
Galgailo931/
Galalo925/
Algalo922/
Ngalngalo8815/
Galgala8699/
Kgalalo8644/
Galalou8611/
Algalio867/
Ngalalo864/
Galealo863/
Golgalo861/
Galalio861/
Galallo861/
Alalo83743/
Galgatla80108/
Galgalah8044/
Ngalaulo8021/
Galgalla804/
Gallalou804/
Ghalalou802/
Galgalia801/
Alingalo801/
Algaloud801/
Galala771,381/
Alalou771,050/
Allalo77598/
Halalo77289/
Algala77206/
Aulalo7721/
Alallo7718/
Alaulo7714/
Alailo7712/
Alalos779/
Golalo775/
Alaylo774/
Alhalo774/
Alaalo773/
Alialo772/
Alaslo772/
Aslalo772/
Alalio772/
Alatlo771/
Alalot771/
Alaloo771/
Alyalo771/
Alaloy771/
Galatello7550/
Gailgalas751/
Gallgalla751/
Allalou713,766/
Ngalala712,008/
Alghala71460/
Algalia71223/
Alailou71175/
Algalad71154/
Halalou71139/
Algalas7178/
Gallala7160/
Kgalala7156/
Alalloh7123/
Galalia7117/
Alalout7115/
Galalah7110/
Algatla718/
Galaala717/
Alallou716/
Alaloit716/
Aalalou716/
Galgola716/
Golealo714/
Gajlala713/
Galaila713/
Alalous713/
Ahlalou713/
Ghalala713/
Alathlo712/
Algalaa712/
Alalosh712/
Galalla711/
Galyala711/
Golgala711/
Algalla711/
Alalyot711/
Allaylo711/
Gailala711/
Galaula711/
Galahla711/
Allallo711/
Allaloh711/
Alialio711/
Alhalio711/
Alhalou711/
Alhaloi711/
Alhaloo711/
Halallo711/
Alialou711/
Alahloy711/
Gallola710/
Alala672,783/
Olalo672,696/
Gagliolo67849/
Algalass67575/
Alalouch67214/
Allailou6790/
Galliolo6781/
Hallalou6759/
Nghalala6722/
Galloula6721/
Alaloush6719/
Alghalas6711/
Aallalou6711/
Ngaliolo679/
Algalias677/
Allallou676/
Golgalla674/
Allalout674/
Alghalia674/
Algallas674/
Gajjlala673/
Algatlas673/
Galalaut672/
Ng'alala671/
Gailalas671/
Halallio671/
Golgolos671/
Algaliat671/
Halallou671/
Halalouh671/
Halailou671/
Halialou671/
Goulalou671/
Algailas671/
Algalash671/
Alalooch671/
Alingolo671/
Alhalouh671/
Aalallou671/
Halahalo671/
Algallad671/
Alghalla671/
Alghalya671/
Galaliat671/

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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 Galgalo
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