Galgalu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Galgalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galgalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Galgalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galgalu is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Galgalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Galgalu reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Galgalu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Tana River County, where 67 percent are found, Muranga County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found.

Galgalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Galgalu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galgallu93185/
Galalu9217/
Ngalalu8668/
Galalou8611/
Gajlalu861/
Golgalu861/
Algalus861/
Galailu861/
Alalu83357/
Gallalou804/
Ghalalou802/
Galalaut802/
Algaloud801/
Ngalaulu801/
Ngalaleu801/
Gallalus800/
Alalou771,050/
Halalu77626/
Algolu7720/
Alalus773/
Alaalu773/
Allalu772/
Ealalu771/
Galolu771/
Golalu771/
Alaluz771/
Alaliu771/
Alhalu771/
Alallu771/
Alialu771/
Allalou713,766/
Alailou71175/
Halalou71139/
Hallalu7157/
Galoğlu7121/
Gollalu7115/
Halalau7115/
Alalout7115/
Alallou716/
Aalalou716/
Halailu716/
Alalush716/
Golyalu714/
Alalous713/
Gallolu713/
Hailalu712/
Halaluh711/
Alailux711/
Alialou711/
Halhalu711/
Alhalou711/
Alalouj711/
Halialu711/
Alahalu711/
Alhaliu711/
Aulgolu711/
Allatlu711/
Alhalyu711/
Alalouch67214/
Galioğlu67143/
Allailou6790/
Hallalou6759/
Alolu6734/
Olalu6722/
Alaloush6719/
Aallalou6711/
Allallou676/
Allalout674/
Gatlollu673/
Alalú672/
Halialou671/
Halailou671/
Alhalouh671/
Halalouh671/
Halallou671/
Aalallou671/
Allattlu671/
Halaludd671/

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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 Galgalu
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