Galkevich Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Galkevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galkevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus3361:28,2774,903
Russia3271:440,74341,750
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galkevich Last Name Facts

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

Galkevich (Russian: Галькевич) is found most frequently in Belarus. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkevich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 483,143rd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name Galkevich occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Galkevich are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 28,277. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Minsk Region, where 49 percent reside, Minsk, where 20 percent reside and Vitebsk Region, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Belarus Galkevich exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 47 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent reside.

Galkevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Galkevich surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Galkevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galkevich in the Russian language
Галькевичgalkevic-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galkevich
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