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 occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galitan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is primarily 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 used first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.
Galitan is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 190,020. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 69 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 12 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Niger Galitan is found 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 frequency of Galitan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Galitan surname grew 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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