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    The surname Gala

    A surname, carried by 1,095 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G400

    Gala: #23,268 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gala #23,268, 1,095 people Gala: #23,268 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gala #23,268, 1,095 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gala is more common than 85.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,095 people named Gala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,959 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 984.

    #23,268
    rank among US surnames
    1,095
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.3%
    change since 2000 (was #23,940)

    Who is named Gala

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    51% of people named Gala identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 51%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 30%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gala

    Gala has the Soundex code G400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gala?
    1,095 people in the United States had the surname Gala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,959 Americans. It ranked 23,268th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gala?
    In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Gala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Gala getting more or less common?
    More common. 984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,095 in 2010, up 11%.