Galiah Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Galiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia571:77,3436,506
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Galiah (247) may also be a first name.

Galiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galiah is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Galiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. Galiah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Galiah are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 567,531st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 247 people.

The surname Galiah is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 77,343. In Liberia Galiah is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 81 percent are found, Rivercess County, where 16 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galliah9273/
Ghaliah9226/
Galaaiah861/
Goliah8382/
Galija8321/
Galiea835/
Galhia833/
Geliah833/
Galiho833/
Galiha831/
Ngalaiyah8011/
Galaiya77205/
Galijaš77142/
Galijas7735/
Golihah7715/
Galliho776/
Galihou776/
Gagliya774/
Ngalija774/
Galihat772/
Geljiah772/
Ghalija772/
Galihot772/
Galeaha771/
Gayleah771/
Galagia771/
Galihai771/
Gelijah771/
Galoiya771/
Galajia771/
Galliha770/
Galea7329,625/
Galja7334/
Galià733/
Galiá732/
Gallaiya715/
Galihadd714/
Galaiyas713/
Gallayia711/
Galijasz711/
Ghalehah711/
Gaulijay711/
Gollihah710/
Gallea671,291/
Gailea67823/
Galeao67275/
Goliho67157/
Gaulea67148/
Galeau6741/
Galjai6741/
Golija6715/
Ghalea6713/
Galjat677/
Galhio675/
Galjas674/
Gelija674/
Galjay673/
Galeha673/
Galijo673/
Geleah673/
Galeaõ672/
Galião672/
Galjad672/
Galeea671/
Galiță671/
Galgea671/
Gallioeau671/
Golgia671/
Galieo671/
Galiás671/
Geliho671/
Goliha671/

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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 Galiah
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