Galyah Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Galyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 226 | 1:37,866 | 5,201 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Galyah (4,225) may also be a first name.
Galyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galyah is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Galyah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galyah? popularity and diffusion
Galyah is the 1,079,669th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Galyah is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Galyah are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Galyah is also the 106,689th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 4,225 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 37,866. In Israel it is most frequent in: Northern District, where 69 percent reside, Central District, where 10 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Israel this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 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 Galyah
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