Galchak Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Greece

Galchak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galchak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galchak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galchak (Russian: Гальчак) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Galchak.

How Common Is The Last Name Galchak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Galchak are found; 40 percent are found in North Asia and 40 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Galchak is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 25 percent reside, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Irkutsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Galchak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalchak931/
Galcak9252/
Halchak86608/
Galczak86487/
Gelchak867/
Golchak864/
Altchak861/
Alcak8335/
Galshack805/
Alchaikh802/
Halchack801/
Halcahak801/
Galjak77595/
Olchak7766/
Halcak7722/
Alchaq779/
Golcak772/
Alczak771/
Galzak771/
Alchakova7598/
Halczak71339/
Golczak71312/
Holchak7148/
Golshak717/
Alkhaik714/
Alcheik713/
Alceack713/
Olcak6785/
Alcheikh6775/
Alzak6770/
Alcok6765/
Ohylchak676/
Holchaks674/
Galscock674/
Alcac673/
Halczack671/
Oultchak671/
Galesiak671/
Holchack670/

Galchak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galchak in the Russian language
Гальчакgalcak-

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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 Galchak
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