Galongan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Galongan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galongan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

Galongan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galongan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Galongan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galongan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Galongan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Galongan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 6,327,389. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 50 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 50 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines Galongan occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 16 percent reside.

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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 Galongan
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