Galym Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Galym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan5751:30,7524,235
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Galym (5,184) may also be a first name.

Galym Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galym (Russian: Галым) is found most in Kazakhstan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galym? popularity and diffusion

Galym is the 549,140th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,521,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Galym live; 92 percent live in Central Asia and 92 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Galym is also the 94,063rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 5,184 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 30,752. In Kazakhstan Galym is most frequent in: Almaty, where 18 percent are found, Astana, where 14 percent are found and Karaganda Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Kazakhstan Galym exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.

Galym Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Galym last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alym89183/
Galim80557/
Halym80401/
Galem80360/
Alyom8042/
Golym803/
Ailym802/
Aleym802/
Ajlym801/
Aalym801/
Allym800/
Ghalem7315,132/
Ghalim7313,111/
Ngalim732,334/
Galiem73146/
Galiom73133/
Gaylem7349/
Gaulim7348/
Galime7347/
Gallem7329/
Ngalem7326/
Gaslim7316/
Galeme7315/
Galeem7310/
Gallim738/
Galeam737/
Galhim734/
Gahlem734/
Galemm734/
Alayme733/
Hgalem733/
Gaalem733/
Aulyme733/
Gaalim733/
Gatlim732/
Galism732/
Alhyom731/
Hgalim731/
Hallym731/
Allaym731/
Ahalym731/
Gaulem731/
Aaleym731/
Alem67280,426/
Alim67242,559/
Alymova675,556/
Além67252/
Galeeme67150/
Olym67100/
Ghaleme6782/
Allayme6773/
Ghaleem6715/
Alleyme676/
Alymowa674/
Kgaleme674/
Galliom674/
Aljm673/
Ngallim672/
Ghalime671/
Gallemt671/
Gaaleme671/
Easleym671/
Gaalemm671/
Ghalemh671/
Galliem671/
Ghaalim671/
Ngaleam671/
Alım671/
Hghalem671/
Ghallem671/
Gallime670/
Galleem670/

Galym Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galym in the Russian language
Галымgalym-

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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 Galym
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