Galamek Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Norway

Galamek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galamek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Galamek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galamek (Russian: Галамек) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galamek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Galamek live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Galamek is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 70 percent live, Samara Oblast, where 25 percent live and Volgograd Oblast, where 5 percent live. Other than Russia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alamek921/
Halamek86145/
Alameke864/
Aslamek861/
Hallamek8041/
Ailamesk801/
Alamik773/
Alameg771/
Hallameck7516/
Halamieck751/
Halámek71189/
Halamík7133/
Halamik7113/
Galamic716/
Golomek712/
Halameková711/
Alameeq711/
Gelamik711/
Golomeke67706/
Golomeik673/
Aleimeke671/
Alamigue671/
Aloumeck671/
Golomeck671/
Hallamik670/

Galamek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galamek in the Russian language
Галамекgalamek-

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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 Galamek
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