Galkin Surname

14,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Galkin Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Galka, meaning 'jackdaw'.

Galkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia36,4321:3,956451
Kazakhstan7251:24,3903,456
Belarus5261:18,0632,983
United States5071:714,90956,330
Uzbekistan4241:72,9466,399
Israel2691:31,8134,498
Transnistria1391:3,415573
Kyrgyzstan1391:42,9696,436
Finland931:59,1046,879
Turkmenistan831:66,1341,261
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Tajikistan511:164,4451,713
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Moldova281:127,19214,173
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Armenia251:117,2073,955
Georgia171:220,32612,417
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Latvia41:512,51230,386
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Galkin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Galka, meaning 'jackdaw'.

- Junie

Galkin Last Name Facts

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

Galkin (Georgian: გალკინი, Russian: Галкин) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galkin is the 14,039th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 183,561 people. The last name Galkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Galkin are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 36,432 people, or 1 in 3,956. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 5 percent live. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Galkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galkin last name grew 10,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Galkin surname are 10.46% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.23% being registered with the political party.

Galkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.99% more than the national average, earning $56,519 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galkina9243,248/
Gaulkin9237/
Galckin9219/
Gallkin922/
Galkkin922/
Galking921/
Alkin914,494/
Galkienė8655/
Gasilkin868/
Galkkina862/
Galckina861/
Gallkina861/
Alkina831,464/
Halkin83506/
Golkin83257/
Allkin8345/
Galcin8326/
Aulkin8311/
Alkuin837/
Galken834/
Galkyn832/
Alkinn831/
Aalkin831/
Alhkin831/
Ahlkin831/
Alkink831/
Alkint831/
Ealkin830/
Alkn802/
Galkinová801/
Galkinova801/
Galchin77427/
Golkina77101/
Aglikin7749/
Gaalken7731/
Goulkin778/
Halkina777/
Aulkina775/
Atelkin774/
Galkyna772/
Allkind772/
Galquin772/
Algking771/
Galcken771/
Ailkina771/
Golkind771/
Halkien770/
Alcin731,994/
Alken73717/
Olkin73442/
Alkng73336/
Alknk73123/
Alkyn7329/
Alkén734/
Alkın734/
Alqin734/
Alknn732/
Alkhn731/
Alkinova7117/
Gal'chin712/
Goulkina711/
Gohlking711/
Healkinn710/
Halkyn673,582/
Alchin672,289/
Olkina67707/
Halcin67198/
Halken67115/
Aalken6778/
Holkin6777/
Alquin6752/
Alkyna6740/
Golcin6723/
Alhkim6710/
Alkühn678/
Golken677/
Allken674/
Ailken672/
Alkyon672/
Galkenova671/
Halkinová671/
Ahlcin671/
Ghotelkin671/
Alckim670/

Galkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galkin in the Georgian language
გალკინიgalkini75
გალკინgalkin25
Galkin in the Russian language
Галкинgalkin-

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