Galchov Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Galchov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galchov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria341:205,26211,205
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Galchov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galchov occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galchov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Galchov live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 205,262. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia Province, where 50 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 32 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galchova9331/
Galcov9211/
Alchov922/
Galchev86328/
Alchova864/
Alcov831/
Galchavova8229/
Galchaev8012/
Galeshov801/
Alkhov77296/
Golcov7716/
Olchov772/
Galzov771/
Galeshova755/
Galtsov711,511/
Alkhova71297/
Golchev71172/
Olchova718/
Golchof716/
Goltcov715/
Galtzov714/
Galesov712/
Galzova711/
Golscov711/
Galezov711/
Galsova711/
Galtsova672,488/
Goleshov67148/
Golchoub6761/
Golchoff6710/
Golchowa678/
Golkhova672/
Galesova672/
Golcheev671/
Aljov671/
Aldshova671/
Golshova671/
Galtzova671/
Galltsov671/
Altchoff671/
Altschow670/

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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 Galchov
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