View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Where Does The Last Name Galgan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Galgan (Russian: Галган) is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Galgán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galgan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 701,000^th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Galgan live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 34 percent are found, New York, where 22 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Galgan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Galgan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galgan surname grew 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galgan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Galgan last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the party.

Galgan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,647 USD per year.