Gaľa Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Gaľa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaľa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2551:20,9273,335
Czechia151:708,89864,682

Gaľa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaľa occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaľa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. Gaľa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaľa reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 20,927. In Slovakia it is most common in: Košice Region, where 58 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 40 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaľaš893/
Gaa866,704/
Gaľ8633/
Gaľova801/
Gaya7529,988/
Gaha7527,288/
Gaia7513,499/
Gaad757,088/
Gaja755,521/
Gaas755,304/
Ngaa752,928/
Gaňa75509/
Ghaa75217/
Gaat75138/
Gaai75119/
Guľa75107/
Gaaz7593/
Ga'a7570/
Gaah7542/
Gađa7516/
Goľa7516/
Gaay7515/
Gaïa7515/
Gaap7514/
Gaaß7512/
Gaaj758/
Kgaa753/
Geaa752/
Gaaa752/
Gaða751/
Gaľaová731/
Ga67110,240/
Aa6715,654/
Ngaya675,586/
Gayas674,612/
Gaaid672,197/
Gajah671,908/
Gaias67967/
Ngaja67869/
Gayap67848/
Ghaya67673/
Gayah67629/
Ghaja67629/
Ghaia67523/
Gayat67438/
Gahai67419/
Ghaaz67341/
Gaaji67293/
Gayad67265/
Gahay67224/
Gayau67218/
Gaaje67194/
Gahia67187/
Nga'a67165/
Gaiad67126/
Ghaah67119/
Nggaa67110/
Gahaa67110/
Ngaia67107/
Gaasø67104/
Gahap6788/
Gaadt6781/
Gahja6774/
Gaiha6768/
Gayaz6762/
Gauya6760/
Gaaja6759/
Gahau6751/
Gaaya6750/
Gaiat6738/
Gaass6734/
Gaatz6734/
Gaiah6734/
Gaash6731/
Gaast6728/
Gaowa6728/
Gahya6724/
Ngaai6723/
Gaïya6722/
Gaayi6722/
Gahah6718/
Gaach6716/
Gaaju6714/
Goaya6714/
Ghaha6713/
Gaads6712/
Gaiaz6711/
Gaajo6711/
Ghaas679/
Gajaa678/
Gaawe677/
Gaaye677/
Gaadh677/
Goaia676/
Gaița676/
Gauia675/
Gayaa675/
Gujaa674/
Hgaha674/
Gayaâ674/
Gaiau674/
Ghaad674/
Gaais673/
Ng'aa673/
Gahha673/
Gaats673/
Ga'ay673/
Ghaat672/
Gahaj672/
Gaîya672/
Gijaa672/
Ghaai672/
Gaiaa672/
Qgaja671/
Gaaih671/
Gaaaa671/
Hgaya671/
Gayha671/
Geaya671/
Gaova671/
Goaja671/
Ghaaa671/
Ggaya671/
Ga'ai671/
Gaadd671/
Gaaha671/
Gaays671/
Gai'a671/
Kgaha671/
Kgaja671/

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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 Gaľa
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