Galko Surname

159,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Galko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8651:166,61618,973
Slovakia7431:7,182695
Belarus5301:17,9272,954
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Czechia1291:82,43013,813
Kazakhstan531:333,63227,314
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Romania291:692,34047,921
France141:4,744,480251,814
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Galkó (124) & Gálko (4) are calculated separately.

Galko (46) may also be a first name.

Galko Last Name Facts

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

Galko (Hindi: गल्को, Russian: Галко) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Galkó or Gálko. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galko? popularity and diffusion

Galko is the 159,556th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,664,551 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Galko reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 46 people.

It is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 865 people, or 1 in 166,616. In Russia it is primarily found in: Bryansk Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 11 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 27 percent are found and Belarus, where 19 percent are found.

Galko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Galko surname are 17.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 64.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Galko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $43,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $48,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galkó93124/
Gálko934/
Galkou912/
Galkoo911/
Galkho911/
Alko89671/
Gaileko8394/
Ngalkou831/
Nghalko831/
Galka803,284/
Halko803,027/
Alkoç801,363/
Allko80875/
Alkou80585/
Golko80252/
Galco8042/
Alkoy8032/
Alkoz8019/
Alkuo808/
Alkoa806/
Alkoh805/
Alkoi803/
Alkho802/
Alkoo801/
Alcko801/
Alkoï801/
Ailko801/
Alkko801/
Galkuoch771/
Galkóová771/
Alkouz73395/
Alkoot73224/
Alkott73125/
Alkout7392/
Alkouh7342/
Goulko7327/
Halkou7316/
Golkou7313/
Golkoy7310/
Alkhou739/
Hallko739/
Alkois738/
Alhkou737/
Halkop735/
Alkooh734/
Alkood734/
Aileko734/
Alkoch733/
Alkooz733/
Ghalka733/
Halkoh732/
Alkoht732/
Galcos732/
Ngalka732/
Alkotp731/
Gaulco731/
Galkka731/
Golkot731/
Ahylko731/
Allkos731/
Atleko731/
Golkop731/
Alkotz731/
Halkoo731/
Ealeko731/
Alkkou731/
Alkkot731/
Alkkoa731/
Galkah731/
Ghalco731/
Golkoî731/
Golkoi731/
Gaulka730/
Alka6713,831/
Olko671,491/
Alco6797/
Ghalkas6726/
Alkoush675/
Golkhou674/
Hallkoj674/
Halkous673/
Golkhoo673/
Alqo673/
Goulkoa672/
Ngoulko672/
Gallkah671/
Golkopf671/
Ghailka671/
Goulkou671/
Alkhosh671/
Alkoudh671/
Allkood671/
Alkotch671/
Aselkou671/
Acelkou671/
Alkotsh671/
Allkoud671/
Golckos671/
Gasilka670/

Galko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galko in the Hindi language
गल्कोgalko-
Galko in the Russian language
Галкоgalko-

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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 Galko
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