Galgán Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Galgán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 46 | 1:213,397 | 17,734 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Galgan (420) are calculated separately.
Galgán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galgán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galgán occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Galgan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galgán? popularity and diffusion
The last name Galgán is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Galgán live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 213,397. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Komárom-Esztergom County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Hungary this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 34 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galgan | 94 | 420 | / |
| Algán | 91 | 2 | / |
| Galgon | 83 | 373 | / |
| Galgánová | 80 | 13 | / |
| Galngan | 77 | 153 | / |
| Galgane | 77 | 67 | / |
| Galgand | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ghalgan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gallgan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galgone | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galhgan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gallgon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Galghan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gailgan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Algan | 73 | 11,368 | / |
| Algon | 73 | 166 | / |
| Galingan | 71 | 1,004 | / |
| Galgoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galingon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Algain | 67 | 1,468 | / |
| Galganova | 67 | 245 | / |
| Galinggan | 67 | 199 | / |
| Halgan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Algane | 67 | 28 | / |
| Galganová | 67 | 21 | / |
| Galgam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Galgonová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gallingan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Golgon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gałgan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Algone | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngalengan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Algond | 67 | 2 | / |
| Algand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Galgonova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alganh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alghon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algant | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Galgán
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