Galong Surname
Approximately 903 people bear this surname
Galong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 703 | 1:144,009 | 24,214 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Galong (343) may also be a first name.
Galong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galong (Tibetan: དགེ་སློང་།) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 391,801st most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Galong reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galong is also the 471,283rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 343 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 703 people, or 1 in 144,009. In The Philippines Galong is mostly concentrated in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 55 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 14 percent are found and Cagayan Valley, where 10 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Galong occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.
Galong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Galong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galong last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galong in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགེ་སློང་། | gelong | - |
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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 Galong
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