The Galia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 202 people carried this name — #91,221 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 13% from 179 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 240 people named Galia live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Tucumán.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 112 people named Galia.
Most of them — 80 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
87 people named Galia have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 101 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Galia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jaroslav Galia 1875–1941 · composer -
Jean Galia 1905–1949 · boxer -
Rudolf Galia 1887–1943
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Siegfried Galia 1892–1903
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Viktor Galia 1893– · Czechoslovak legionary
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František Galia 1897–1975 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Galia.
- Gales 4,169 · U.S. census
- Galette 207 · U.S. census
- Galetti 255 · U.S. census
- Galetto 137 · U.S. census
- Galey 1,286 · U.S. census
- Gali 548 · U.S. census
- Galiana 169 · U.S. census
- Galiano 1,554 · U.S. census
- Galin 321 · U.S. census
- Galinat 126 · U.S. census
- Galindo 36,429 · U.S. census
- Galis 205 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Galia is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.
