Galona Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Galona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 229 | 1:442,088 | 54,585 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Galoña (2) are calculated separately.
Galona (396) may also be a first name.
Galona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galona (Hindi: गलोना, Russian: Гальона) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Galoña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galona? popularity and diffusion
The last name Galona is the 966,131st most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Galona reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galona is also the 434,130th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 396 people.
The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 442,088. In The Philippines Galona is mostly found in: Bicol, where 40 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 24 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galona in the Hindi language | ||
| गलोना | galona | - |
| Galona in the Russian language | ||
| Гальона | galona | - |
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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 Galona
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