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
Galong (Tibetan: དགེ་སློང་།) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 391,801st most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Galong reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 471,283rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 343 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 144,009. In The Philippines Galong is most prevalent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 55 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 14 percent are found and Cagayan Valley, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.
Galong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Galong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galong last name contracted 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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