Galetzka Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Galetzka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galetzka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3171:253,96027,423
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Galetzka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galetzka has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Galetzka.

How Common Is The Last Name Galetzka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 809,613th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name Galetzka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Galetzka reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Galetzka is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 253,960. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live, Berlin, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 3 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galetzka
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