Galkh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Galkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Galkh (31) may also be a first name.

Galkh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galkh (Hindi: गल्खा) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Galkh.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Galkh are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Mongolo-Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Galkh is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Galkh is most prevalent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Apart from India Galkh is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent live and Mongolia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galkhe911/
Alkh89395/
Galk89124/
Galke80541/
Ghalk8063/
Golkh8029/
Aulkh8024/
Galch8019/
Gaylk807/
Galhc804/
Ngalk801/
Galhk801/
Alkhe801/
Gallk801/
Alksh801/
Aylkh801/
Alk751,027/
Gaulke732,741/
Ghalke73744/
Gailek7312/
Gholkh736/
Aulckh736/
Gaylek736/
Gaglik733/
Halkhe731/
Gaylke731/
Halk671,165/
Galkova671,065/
Alke67649/
Algh67402/
Alkhova67297/
Alch67200/
Golk67126/
Alhq6788/
Galg6750/
Alhj6744/
Alck6743/
Galj6742/
Olkh6734/
Allk6713/
Alkehed676/
Alkt674/
Alhg674/
Aalk672/
Ealk672/
Galc671/
Alkq671/
Galx671/
Alkc671/
Alkeher671/
Ahlk671/
Alæk671/
Alkp671/
Ailk671/
Gaalche671/
Aulk670/

Galkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galkh in the Hindi language
गल्खाgalkha-

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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 Galkh
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