Family name Galija (Галия 
, Galija 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Galija is habitual in Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Uzbekistan, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Much more frequently, Galija is the forename as well as the last name.