Galchu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Galchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Galchu (16) may also be a first name.

Galchu Last Name Facts

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

Galchu is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galchu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Galchu live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

Galchu is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Galchu is most prevalent in: Norrbotten County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galchus9235/
Galtchu922/
Galchuz921/
Galchuu921/
Galchut921/
Alchu91126/
Galchutt86110/
Alchus8371/
Gelchu8314/
Alchuy831/
Galshu831/
Golchu831/
Alcu801,049/
Galtschuh801/
Galtchutt801/
Galcius7728/
Galczus7713/
Halchus7711/
Golchou771/
Altschu770/
Alceu7365/
Halcu7341/
Alkhu733/
Allcu732/
Alcou731/
Galzu731/
Alcau731/
Galsu731/
Altschuh71174/
Alchouch711/
Alchouha711/
Altschus711/
Galshutt711/
Alcius678,207/
Galesu6735/
Galcsó6734/
Galsou6712/
Galjus6710/
Alkhou679/
Alhjou672/
Alhhou672/
Golceu672/
Galjou671/
Galzou671/
Galzuu671/
Golkhu671/
Halzschuh671/
Althschuh670/
Holchu670/
Galzau670/
Altschuch670/

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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 Galchu
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