Galins Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Galins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia831:24,6993,755
United States821:4,420,231233,612
France41:16,605,680368,153
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Galinš (1), Galiņš (1) & Gāliņš (1) are calculated separately.

Galins Last Name Facts

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

Galins (Arabic: غالينس) is found most in Latvia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Galinš, Galiņš or Gāliņš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galins is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Galins reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 24,699. In Latvia Galins is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 55 percent live, Semigallia, where 30 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Latvia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 47 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Galins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galins last name grew 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Galins are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Galins earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.72% more than the national average, earning $67,622 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galinš941/
Gallins9269/
Galinsh9212/
Gailins921/
Gaulins921/
Gatlins921/
Alins91305/
Galiņš891/
Gallions864/
Galens83190/
Allins8338/
Golins8322/
Halins838/
Atlins838/
Gelins837/
Alinse834/
Aulins834/
Algins832/
Ailins832/
Oglins832/
Alions831/
Aslins831/
Gāliņš831/
Gallns831/
Alhins830/
Alns801/
Gollins77301/
Gaelens77144/
Gelijns7753/
Gallens7735/
Goglins7732/
Hallins7715/
Haylins7713/
Alliens7712/
Allijns7711/
Goslins773/
Haslins771/
Golihns771/
Gatlinz771/
Healins771/
Gaalens771/
Gailims771/
Allions771/
Auslins770/
Gattlns770/
Haalins770/
Gallims770/
Haulins770/
Olins73401/
Alinç73306/
Alnæs73263/
Alims73208/
Alens73167/
Alnås7318/
Golns733/
Alyns731/
Aalns731/
Alnse731/
Alinx731/
Alinz730/
Haislins710/
Gelens67700/
Allens67593/
Alinje67311/
Ollins67133/
Alince6766/
Alinçe6751/
Alinze6734/
Holins6724/
Halens6719/
Allyns6711/
Halims679/
Alyons676/
Olinsh675/
Olinse673/
Ailens672/
Ahlens672/
Olions671/
Aylinz671/
Gollinsch671/
Eulins671/
Oulins671/
Halnæs671/
Golinz671/
Eilins671/
Ohlins670/
Alenns670/
Allinz670/
Aylens670/

Galins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galins in the Arabic language
غالينسghalyns-

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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 Galins
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