Galgum Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Galgum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galgum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway311:165,88020,092
Israel181:475,42436,085
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galgum Last Name Facts

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

Galgum is most common in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Galgum occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Galgum are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 165,880. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent live and Central Norway, where 3 percent live. Excluding Norway Galgum exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 35 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Galgum Last Name Statistics demography

Galgum earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.42% less than the national average, earning 258,115 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galum91154/
Algum9161/
Ngalum8336/
Ghalum8329/
Galume8329/
Galoum8317/
Gaylum8312/
Algoum838/
Gallum836/
Gailum835/
Galium834/
Galhum834/
Galgun832/
Halgum831/
Gaulum831/
Alum8032,584/
Ghaloum772,922/
Galhoum771,918/
Halgoum77965/
Gailume7712/
Galloum776/
Gallium772/
Ngaloum772/
Galoume772/
Gaillum771/
Algoume771/
Allum735,429/
Halum73738/
Alume73318/
Aloum73310/
Ealum73275/
Aslum73244/
Ahlum73166/
Aulum7393/
Galom7384/
Algom7379/
Golum7360/
Aalum7352/
Alium7336/
Aylum7316/
Ajlum7311/
Aluim737/
Alaum736/
Aluum734/
Olgum733/
Ailum732/
Alhum731/
Alumd731/
Ghalloum71313/
Galumova7142/
Ngalloum719/
Alguheem711/
Alguhiem711/
Galgoune711/
Hallum672,931/
Galhom67915/
Galgon67373/
Haloum67299/
Aloume67274/
Haslum67185/
Alloum67174/
Asloum6789/
Gollum6769/
Allume6763/
Alaume6755/
Alusme6750/
Goloum6748/
Alumhe6721/
Halume6711/
Alhoum6711/
Ailoum679/
Haulum676/
Allium676/
Gallom676/
Ghalom674/
Ayllum673/
Ghalumova673/
Gaillaume672/
Holgum672/
Ngolum672/
Aslaum672/
Halium672/
Gahlom671/
Golgun671/
Golume671/
Aailum671/
Ghalloume671/
Aliume671/
Alyume671/
Gaullaume671/
Golaum671/
Gohlum671/
Goilum671/
Hailum671/
Gaalom671/
Allaum671/
Aleume671/
Alyaum671/
Alghom671/
Galoom671/
Ahloum671/
Goluim671/
Eallum670/
Ahluum670/
Halumd670/
Haleum670/

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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 Galgum
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