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

The surname Galkevich (Russian: Галькевич) occurs most in Belarus. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkevich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 483,143rd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Galkevich reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 84 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

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

Galkevich Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Galkevich last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the political 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Galkevich
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