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
The last name Galitan is most common in Niger. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galitan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,067,497th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Galitan live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. Galitan is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 190,020. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 69 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 12 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.
Galitan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Galitan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galitan last name rose 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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