Gałaj Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gałaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gałaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gałaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gałaj occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gałaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gałaj is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gałaj reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Gałaj is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,923,750. Aside from Poland this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gała8918/
Galaj80166/
Gałaś805/
Gałas801/
Galaji73399/
Galaju73112/
Ghalaj7345/
Galaje7341/
Galajy7319/
Gallaj7318/
Galaja737/
Kgalaj734/
Galajs732/
Golaaj731/
Gailaj731/
Gaułas731/
Gala6767,693/
Alaj67719/
Gallaji6778/
Galj6742/
Galajee6711/
Gahaloj6710/
Kgalaje676/
Galyaji674/
Golahaj671/
Ngalaji671/
Gaulaji671/
Galajaa671/
Galajiy671/
Ghalaja671/
Gailaja671/
Golaaju671/
Ghallaj671/
Galajat671/
Kgalaji671/
Galhaji671/

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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 Gałaj
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