Galenieks Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Galenieks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 28 | 1:73,216 | 10,778 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Galenieks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galenieks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galenieks occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galenieks? popularity and diffusion
Galenieks is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Galenieks reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The surname Galenieks is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 73,216. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 96 percent live and Semigallia, where 4 percent live. Excluding Latvia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galenics | 82 | 1 | / |
| Galenikova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Goleniec | 71 | 130 | / |
| Galanics | 71 | 106 | / |
| Galeynikova | 70 | 8 | / |
| Galinekova | 63 | 4 | / |
| Galinikova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Galanix | 63 | 1 | / |
| Goleynikova | 60 | 2 | / |
| Golanics | 59 | 13 | / |
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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 Galenieks
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