Galkiv Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Galkiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Galkiv Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ukraine

Galkiv Demographics

Galkiv Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

Sample size: 6 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

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Galkiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galkiv (Russian: Галькив) occurs most in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkiv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Galkiv are found; 46 percent are found in Central Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 3,431,501. In Russia Galkiv is most numerous in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 26 percent are found, Primorsky Krai, where 26 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 21 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 46 percent are found.

Galkiv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Galkiv last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galkiev9267/
Galckiv921/
Galkivs921/
Alkiev8323/
Halkiv831/
Galkeev775/
Alkhiev771/
Alkev733/
Alkeev67567/
Halkyv67144/
Halkiw6749/
Galcev6717/
Alkaif679/
Olkiev678/
Alkuif672/
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Galkiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galkiv in the Russian language
Галькивgalkiv-

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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 Galkiv
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