Galkins Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Galkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1021:20,0983,038
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Galkins Last Name Facts

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

Galkins is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Galkins are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Galkins is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 20,098. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent are found, Latgale, where 13 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkins92957/
Allkins86264/
Halkins8632/
Atlkins862/
Alckins861/
Ailkins861/
Haulkins800/
Alkens7714/
Alkinç7712/
Alcins771/
Alkinz771/
Holkins7128/
Halkens7122/
Ailkens713/
Oilkins711/
Eilkins711/
Golkens711/
Alquins710/
Alknz671/
Allchins670/
Alkems621/
Alcuens571/
Olquins571/
Heilkens5319/

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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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  • 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 Galkins
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