Glalah Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Glalah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glalah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Glalah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glalah is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glalah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Glalah are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Aside from Botswana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Ghana, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glala91442/
Ghlala838/
Glalay831/
Glaula831/
Glasla831/
Gillala77148/
Gellala7716/
Glaalay776/
Ghlaila771/
Glela73212/
Glola7322/
Gillalla7111/
Gellalia712/
Gellalla711/
Gilleala711/
Guellala711/
Ghellala711/
Glalou6759/
Ghlalo679/
Guellalla674/
Guellalia674/
Glelaj672/
Glolas672/
Gloula672/
Gleila671/
Guillalas671/
Glolap671/
Gloloh671/
Glehla671/
Glajlo671/
Gloila671/
Glalio671/
Glasiella671/

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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
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  • 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 Glalah
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