Galitsyn Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Galitsyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galitsyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,3571:106,20712,982
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Galitsyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galitsyn (Russian: Галицын) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galitsyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galitsyn is the 273,764th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,132,075 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Galitsyn reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Galitsyn is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 1,357 people, or 1 in 106,207. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Ryazan Oblast, where 32 percent live, Moscow, where 9 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 6 percent live. Apart from Russia Galitsyn is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Galitsyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Galitsyn surname are 7.62% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.39% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galitsyna941,389/
Gallitsyn941/
Golitsyn881,411/
Galitsin88656/
Galitsen8811/
Halitsyn888/
Golitsyna821,607/
Galishyna821/
Galisin8054/
Galisen8050/
Galicyn804/
Golisyn801/
Golitsin75418/
Halytsyn75359/
Galishin75265/
Galising75103/
Galitzin7566/
Galitzen7531/
Golitsõn758/
Gallisin754/
Galitxen753/
Galytsin752/
Galiczyn751/
Golitsen751/
Galishen751/
Golisyna751/
Gallisen750/
Halytsyna71464/
Galishina71233/
Gallitzin7113/
Gallishen714/
Galichyna712/
Alicyn712/
Galitcina711/
Alehtsyna711/
Galuzin67826/
Galisim67820/
Galesne67550/
Galizin67185/
Galyzin6798/
Golicyn6716/
Galicin6715/
Galisem675/
Olitsen672/
Galisinova672/
Galuzyn671/
Golisin671/
Galizen671/
Allicyn670/

Galitsyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galitsyn in the Russian language
Галицынgalicyn-

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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 Galitsyn
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