Galkan Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Galkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galkan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Galkan live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly 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. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galkan in the Russian language | ||
| Галкан | galkan | - |
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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 Galkan
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