Galua Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Galua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2701:374,95649,264
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Galua.

How Common Is The Last Name Galua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 763,307th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Galua reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Galua is also the 920,134th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 105 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 374,956. In The Philippines it is most common in: Northern Mindanao, where 43 percent are found, Caraga, where 25 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 9 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalua9159/
Galuat915/
Galiua912/
Gaylua912/
Gallua912/
Galuah911/
Galuad911/
Gaulua911/
Galhua911/
Galuay910/
Alua8916,421/
Ngaluha836/
Galuach832/
Ng'alua832/
Ghaluat831/
Galouha831/
Galuaha830/
Galva804,135/
Galba80977/
Aluad80689/
Aluas80462/
Halua80414/
Alhua80317/
Galwa80219/
Aluaş8070/
Allua8064/
Aluaș8047/
Aliua8026/
Golua8019/
Ailua8012/
Aluat8010/
Aluaa807/
Galuo806/
Aulua806/
Alyua802/
Aluoa802/
Aslua801/
Alwua801/
Aluea801/
Aluaz801/
Ngaluayi771/
Gatluach771/
Gatluath771/
Galway733,499/
Alhuay732,403/
Galvas73496/
Alluad73408/
Ngolua73267/
Atilua73201/
Galbau73154/
Galbay73132/
Galbha73120/
Galbaa73103/
Hailua7359/
Galvea7336/
Galbai7330/
Haluah7324/
Galvou7321/
Galvaz7319/
Gallwa7316/
Galvad7312/
Haluat7312/
Ghalba7311/
Galwaa7311/
Galvau7310/
Allhua737/
Ghalwa736/
Galvoa735/
Galvay735/
Alouha735/
Galvai733/
Haluay733/
Aliuoa732/
Aluaha732/
Alhuas732/
Galbou732/
Galvaj732/
Gailuo732/
Aluash731/
Ghalva731/
Galwad731/
Haluae731/
Haluap731/
Goluea731/
Gayluo731/
Gailba731/
Haliua731/
Haluas731/
Gaalwa731/
Galbah731/
Galwaś731/
Galuho731/
Asilua731/
Alyuah731/
Galvaa731/
Galvat730/
Goolua730/
Gaulba730/
Gaaluaaha710/
Alba67156,743/
Alva6777,612/
Alwa678,973/
Olua672,768/
Aluo67668/
Ng'olua67467/
Gallway67203/
Galveas6785/
Halyuha6747/
Galvach6732/
Gailwad6729/
Haluhai6712/
Galbeau6711/
Gaulway677/
Ng'alwa677/
Gaulwad674/
Ghalwat674/
Ngalw'a674/
Galwaha674/
Haluaai673/
Aluhash673/
Galvaiz672/
Ghalvat672/
Allhuay672/
Ghaliuo672/
Ghalbou672/
Gaylbay671/
Gatlvad671/
Gahlwat671/
Gajlwad671/
Galluop671/
Alluach671/
Alliuat671/
Ngo'lua671/
Ngalvou671/
Halouha671/
Ghalbah671/
Galveau671/
Galveaz671/
Galwasz671/
Allouha671/
Alluaou671/
N'Golua671/
Aluhaha671/

Galua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galua in the Hindi language
गलुआgalu'a-
Galua in the Oriya language
ଗାଲୁଆgalu'a90.91
ଗାଲୁଆାଇଁgaluaa'im9.09
Galua in the Russian language
Галуаgalua-
Galua in the Arabic language
غلواghlwa-
غلواءghlwa-

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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
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  • 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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