Galkan Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Galkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Galkan (15) may also be a first name.

Galkan Last Name Facts

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

Galkan (Russian: Галкан) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Galkan is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Galkan reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Galkan is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The last name Galkan is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 444,888. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galkhan92160/
Ghalkan929/
Alkan91100,321/
Ghalkhan861/
Alkhan832,477/
Alkain83183/
Golkan8377/
Galcan8352/
Halkan8344/
Alkant8323/
Aulkan8315/
Alkane8311/
Alkaan838/
Galqan838/
Galkam834/
Galkon832/
Alkaun831/
Aalkan831/
Alıkan831/
Alkanh831/
Alkand831/
Allkan831/
Galkanova8010/
Golkhan77119/
Allıkan7761/
Halkain7727/
Goulkan7717/
Halkane777/
Halkhan776/
Alkaine773/
Allkhan772/
Aslkhan771/
Halkean771/
Golkane771/
Galkoun771/
Alkhaan771/
Açilkan771/
Alkhane771/
Haulkan770/
Gassilkang751/
Alcan734,094/
Alkon73894/
Olkan73232/
Alqan7334/
Alkón731/
Alkanova71292/
Golkhand7145/
Alkhatin714/
Gholkhan713/
Gailcain711/
Alcain672,763/
Alkhanova67539/
Alkoon67398/
Galcon67376/
Alcean67119/
Holkan6790/
Halkon6776/
Alcand6739/
Aalkanova6716/
Alcant6714/
Olkhan6712/
Olkane6712/
Halkanova6711/
Alcaín677/
Alkhon676/
Halcan675/
Alkont674/
Alcang674/
Alkein674/
Alcane672/
Alkaum672/
Alkaam671/
Aulkam671/
Alqayn671/
Alkamh671/
Olkand671/
Ealekhaan671/
Golcan671/
Alqanh671/
Alqaan671/
Alkhachen671/
Alkone671/
Alkhachin671/
Hasilkhan671/
Gholkhand671/
Gholkhane671/
Galcanova671/
Alquan670/
Alkoyn670/

Galkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galkan in the Russian language
Галканgalkan-

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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
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  • 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 Galkan
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