Galjak Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Galjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3211:22,2582,527
Kosovo2681:6,9471,141
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080

Galjak (143) may also be a first name.

Galjak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galjak has its highest incidence in Serbia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 540,057th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname Galjak occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Galjak live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Galjak is also the 772,378th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 143 people.

This last name is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 22,258. In Serbia Galjak is most common in: Šumadija District, where 55 percent reside, Raška District, where 15 percent reside and Belgrade, where 15 percent reside. Barring Serbia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 45 percent reside and Montenegro, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aljak917,300/
Aljack8312,012/
Haljak8397/
Goljak8368/
Galcak8352/
Alijak833/
Galzak831/
Galjac831/
Galchak7710/
Geljack777/
Halijak771/
Aljag733/
Aljac731/
Goceljak7172/
Gauljaux718/
Galshack715/
Ghalchak711/
Galesiak711/
Galaiyak711/
Halajhak711/
Holjak6779/
Golsak6734/
Alihak6733/
Galeok6713/
Golzak6712/
Haljaková6712/
Alijag676/
Goljok676/
Alijok676/
Alejok674/
Goljac672/
Golcak672/
Aleňak672/
Goljaková672/
Oljaks671/
Auleak671/
Haljakova671/
Halják671/
Goljakova671/
Galeaq671/
Algiak671/
Aljouk671/
Aleack670/

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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 Galjak
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