Galka Surname

136,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Galka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9271:391,00234,347
Russia8941:161,21118,473
Germany5891:136,68216,618
Canada2611:141,17114,531
England921:605,63136,119
Belarus861:110,47716,480
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Poland641:593,88754,038
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Australia281:964,13257,058
France271:2,460,101186,232
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Austria231:370,23639,193
Norway161:321,39331,311
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Gálka (1) are calculated separately.

Galka (3,565) may also be a first name.

Galka Last Name Facts

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

Galka (Hindi: गल्का, Russian: Галка) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gálka. For other potential spellings of Galka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,631st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,219,107 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Galka are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 118,634th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 3,565 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 927 people, or 1 in 391,002. In The United States Galka is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Galka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Galka are 12.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.74% less than the national average, earning 187,784 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $46,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gálka931/
Ghalka913/
Ngalka912/
Galkka911/
Galkah911/
Galkai911/
Galkay911/
Gaulka910/
Alka8913,831/
Ghalkas8326/
Ngalkai832/
Ghailka831/
Gallkah831/
Gasilka830/
Alkaç803,776/
Halka803,331/
Galko802,735/
Golka801,231/
Galke80541/
Galca80482/
Allka80463/
Alkay80194/
Alkaa80140/
Galkó80124/
Alkah80115/
Alkai8066/
Gałka8059/
Alkha8029/
Alkau8019/
Alkka8016/
Galki8015/
Ealka8014/
Ailka809/
Alkoa806/
Alkaj806/
Aslka803/
Aalka802/
Aulka801/
Algka801/
Âalka801/
Ľalka801/
Ahlka801/
Alkea800/
Gasselka771/
Gaulke732,741/
Ghalke73744/
Halkai73137/
Allkaj7394/
Alkaha7374/
Halkas7347/
Aileka7323/
Goulka7319/
Alkahe7318/
Galket7317/
Halkay7312/
Halkka7311/
Galkhi7310/
Galcat7310/
Hallka735/
Aulkah734/
Ayleka734/
Galkys733/
Alkaai733/
Alkhai732/
Galkou732/
Alkatt732/
Goylka731/
Gaylke731/
Gaulki731/
Gailki731/
Galkey731/
Galkhe731/
Galkho731/
Galkoo731/
Golkai731/
Allkha731/
Gohlka731/
Ahlkea731/
Ngalke731/
Ngalki731/
Golkay731/
Golkha731/
Alkkoa731/
Allkah731/
Allkai731/
Alkaht731/
Alkahy731/
Gailca731/
Alca673,488/
Alko67671/
Haileka67303/
Golkhah67154/
Olka67111/
Gaileko6794/
Goulkas6734/
Alqa6731/
Hallkaj6716/
Alkaiss6714/
Halkeas678/
Alkahat676/
Halkais675/
Hallkai674/
Gaulker674/
Alkadsh672/
Galkytė672/
Goulkoa672/
Galcass671/
Gholkas671/
Halkatt671/
Alkkatt671/
Allkkat671/
Alkasht671/
Alkaije671/
Ngalkou671/
Ghalkhi671/
Gholkah671/
Alkadth671/
Alkahai671/
Alkaidz671/
Alkaaie671/
Ggalker671/
Galquea671/
Nghalko671/
Alkahaj671/
Alkahah671/
Gaulkey670/
Gaulkee670/
Gallker670/
Gailkee670/

Galka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galka in the Hindi language
गल्काgalka44.44
गलकाgalaka44.44
गालकाgalaka11.11
Galka in the Russian language
Галкаgalka-

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