Galkov Surname

392,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Galkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8551:168,56519,146
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Galkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galkov (Russian: Галков) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 392,884th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,097,273 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Galkov reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Galkov is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 855 people, or 1 in 168,565. In Russia Galkov is most prevalent in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Irkutsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Galkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Galkov last name are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.76% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galkova921,065/
Galkovs921/
Alkov91629/
Alkova83811/
Alkhov83296/
Golkov83152/
Halkov83113/
Galkow8329/
Galcov8311/
Aalkov831/
Aylkov831/
Alkhova77297/
Halkova77194/
Golkova77119/
Galcova7729/
Galkaev7726/
Aglikov7714/
Aylekov7713/
Oglikov776/
Galkeev775/
Galkoff774/
Goulkov772/
Asilkov771/
Olkov731,227/
Alkow7316/
Alcov731/
Ahalkova712/
Golkhova712/
Goulkova711/
Olkhov672,119/
Olkova671,543/
Alcova67258/
Halkow6777/
Golkow6751/
Alkoff6735/
Holkov6729/
Golcov6716/
Hálkov674/
Alkofe672/
Golkop671/
Aschelkov671/
Uolkov671/

Galkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galkov in the Russian language
Галковgalkov-

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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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  • 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 Galkov
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