Gálya Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gálya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Galya (1,198) are calculated separately.
Gálya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gálya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gálya occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Galya. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gálya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gálya reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Gálya is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 265,305. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 57 percent live, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 22 percent live and Budapest, where 22 percent live. Excluding Hungary Gálya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 27 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galya | 93 | 1,198 | / |
| Gála | 89 | 288 | / |
| Gály | 89 | 1 | / |
| Golya | 80 | 673 | / |
| Gólya | 80 | 650 | / |
| Gálea | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gálly | 80 | 22 | / |
| Gálai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gálla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gália | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gályaová | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ngalya | 73 | 6,985 | / |
| Galaya | 73 | 256 | / |
| Ngolya | 73 | 247 | / |
| Galyah | 73 | 229 | / |
| Ghalya | 73 | 138 | / |
| Gaalya | 73 | 83 | / |
| Golaya | 73 | 55 | / |
| Galyay | 73 | 24 | / |
| Galyaš | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gholya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gallya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Goulya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gollya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gaulya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Galyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gáleas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goolya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gahlya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gailya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gala | 67 | 67,693 | / |
| Gola | 67 | 44,143 | / |
| Galy | 67 | 7,093 | / |
| Goly | 67 | 7,065 | / |
| Ngallya | 67 | 86 | / |
| Gáli | 67 | 79 | / |
| Galyash | 67 | 50 | / |
| Golyash | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gallaya | 67 | 34 | / |
| Galoaya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gále | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ghalyai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Galyath | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gahalya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngholya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gallyaš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghalya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Galyasz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goulaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Góla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghalyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gailaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghalaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gollaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goulyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gálo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gálya
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