Galyga Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Galyga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galyga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1551:929,82673,265
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galyga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galyga (Russian: Галыга) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galyga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Galyga live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Galyga is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 929,826. In Russia Galyga is mostly found in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 23 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 22 percent reside and Sakhalin Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Galyga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Galyga surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galiga83913/
Galega83239/
Galygo8387/
Golyga8311/
Alygad836/
Alyoga833/
Alygha831/
Galêga831/
Gallega771,365/
Ngaliga77307/
Galegau77102/
Galiega7753/
Galhega7711/
Galliga777/
Galigaa774/
Ngalega774/
Galigad772/
Galaygo771/
Galyogo771/
Galigah771/
Galigay771/
Galeaga771/
Gaaliga771/
Galegah770/
Galigas770/
Alygo7337/
Olyga734/
Gallegas7184/
Gagliega7118/
Gallegoa7113/
Galigaud715/
Galleiga711/
Galaigha711/
Ngaligha711/
Galhenga711/
Galligah710/
Galligas710/
Galego674,423/
Galigo67398/
Galigi67183/
Galige67167/
Aligha6741/
Golygo6735/
Aligoa6728/
Otlyga6711/
Galege679/
Galegi676/
Alegha671/
Galehenga671/
Galligaha670/

Galyga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galyga in the Russian language
Галыгаgalyga-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galyga
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