Galk Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Galk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Galk (26) may also be a first name.

Galk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galk (Russian: Галк) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Galk are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Galk is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany Galk is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Galk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galk surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Galk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $42,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galke89541/
Ghalk8963/
Gaylk897/
Galkh893/
Galhk891/
Gallk891/
Ngalk891/
Alk861,027/
Gaulke802,741/
Ghalke80744/
Gailek8012/
Gaylek806/
Gaglik803/
Galkhe801/
Gaylke801/
Halk751,165/
Alke75649/
Alkh75395/
Golk75126/
Galg7550/
Alck7543/
Allk7513/
Alkt754/
Ealk752/
Aalk752/
Alkq751/
Galc751/
Ailk751/
Ahlk751/
Alæk751/
Alkc751/
Galx751/
Alkp751/
Aulk750/
Galkova731,065/
Halke671,259/
Golke67972/
Allck67748/
Haulk67508/
Aylık67161/
Golks67113/
Halck6775/
Aulke6763/
Halks6745/
Gálek6730/
Golkh6729/
Aulkh6724/
Alkås677/
Galhc674/
Halkë674/
Alkke673/
Ailek672/
Gallg672/
Ailke672/
Halhk672/
Ghaytilk671/
Halkk671/
Hallk671/
Gohlk671/
Gaulg671/
Ailck671/
Aallk671/
Aylkh671/
Gojlk671/
Ghelk671/
Ahalk671/
Alkhe671/
Alkkk671/
Allke671/
Haalk671/
Alksh671/
Ajlck671/
Ealkx671/
Healk670/
Alcke670/
Ealke670/

Galk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galk in the Russian language
Галкgalk-

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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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  • 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 Galk
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