Galitan Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Galitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 101 | 1:190,020 | 6,536 |
| Philippines | 81 | 1:1,249,855 | 96,172 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Galitan (15) may also be a first name.
Galitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galitan is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Galitan.
How Common Is The Last Name Galitan? popularity and diffusion
Galitan is the 1,067,497th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name Galitan occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Galitan are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 190,020. In Niger Galitan is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 69 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 12 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 35 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.
Galitan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Galitan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Galitan
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