Galgau Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Galgau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 121 | 1:165,933 | 17,222 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Gâlgau (1) are calculated separately.
Galgau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galgau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galgau is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Gâlgau. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galgau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,537,949th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Galgau live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 165,933. In Romania Galgau is most numerous in: Sălaj County, where 96 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 3 percent are found and Satu Mare County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Romania Galgau exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Galgau
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