Galua Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Galua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 270 | 1:374,956 | 49,264 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Galua (105) may also be a first name.
Galua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galua (Arabic: غلوا, Hindi: गलुआ, Oriya: ଗାଲୁଆ, Russian: Галуа) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Galua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galua? popularity and diffusion
Galua is the 763,307th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Galua live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 920,134th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 105 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 374,956. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 43 percent reside, Caraga, where 25 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galua in the Hindi language | ||
| गलुआ | galu'a | - |
| Galua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲୁଆ | galu'a | 90.91 |
| ଗାଲୁଆାଇଁ | galuaa'im | 9.09 |
| Galua in the Russian language | ||
| Галуа | galua | - |
| Galua in the Arabic language | ||
| غلوا | ghlwa | - |
| غلواء | ghlwa | - |
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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 Galua
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