Galma Surname
Approximately 3,744 people bear this surname
Galma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,556 | 1:18,067 | 2,137 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Niger | 261 | 1:73,533 | 3,292 |
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Gâlmă (4) are calculated separately.
Galma (2,141) may also be a first name.
Galma Demographics
Galma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Galma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galma (Hindi: गलमा, Russian: Гальма) is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as: Gâlmă. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 122,206th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,946,460 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Galma reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 162,262nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,141 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,556 people, or 1 in 18,067. In Kenya Galma is mostly concentrated in: Marsabit County, where 50 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 40 percent reside and Meru County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Galma exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
Galma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (68%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galma in the Hindi language | ||
| गलमा | galama | - |
| Galma in the Russian language | ||
| Гальма | galma | - |
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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 Galma
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