Galkova Surname

344,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Galkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9561:150,75617,442
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Austria251:340,61736,996
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

The alternate forms: Galková (724) & Gálková (2) are calculated separately.

Galkova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galkova (Russian: Галкова) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be rendered as: Galková or Gálková. Click here for other possible spellings of Galkova.

How Common Is The Last Name Galkova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 344,115th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,842,766 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Galkova live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Galkova is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 956 people, or 1 in 150,756. In Russia Galkova is most numerous in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent live, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 9 percent live and Kursk Oblast, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Slovakia, where 3 percent live.

Galkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Galkova surname are 34.92% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 81.69% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galková95724/
Galikova93189/
Galykova9310/
Galkov92900/
Alkova92811/
Gálková902/
Gallikova8876/
Galaykova881/
Galickova881/
Alkhova86297/
Halkova86194/
Golkova86119/
Galcova8629/
Galgova8610/
Alkovaç862/
Galkovs861/
Alkov83629/
Galíková80175/
Galiková80140/
Galeková8052/
Galegova8029/
Aylekova8022/
Golykova8017/
Golekova8015/
Galicova809/
Aglikova804/
Galekowa804/
Golkhova802/
Atlekova802/
Asilkova802/
Ahalkova802/
Goulkova801/
Gálikova801/
Galýková801/
Olkova771,543/
Alkhov77296/
Alcova77258/
Golkov77152/
Halkov77113/
Alková7748/
Alkava7743/
Galkow7729/
Galcov7711/
Alkoba772/
Aylkov771/
Aalkov771/
Gallíková7529/
Golykhova757/
Golikhova753/
Gajlíková753/
Golaykova751/
Gollikova751/
Galk73124/
Olkhova712,794/
Halková71171/
Golková7190/
Holkova7187/
Golcova7146/
Aglikov7114/
Aylekov7113/
Oglikov716/
Galkoff714/
Uolkova713/
Alkouwa712/
Goulkov712/
Ollkova711/
Asilkov711/
Alcovas711/
Hálkova711/
Alqovaç711/
Alkhava711/
Algkava711/
Alkaf674,089/
Galik672,994/
Galek671,554/
Olkov671,227/
Galke67541/
Ghalkhaf67454/
Galík67172/
Galyk67100/
Galicová6785/
Ghalk6763/
Goliková6758/
Oselkova6739/
Golicova6738/
Alkhovoy6731/
Golíková6728/
Gáleková6723/
Halkavah6718/
Alkow6716/
Goleková678/
Gaylk677/
Golecova676/
Galkawai674/
Alkobahy674/
Golikowa673/
Galkh673/
Ocelkova673/
Alkoubai672/
Galecová672/
Ocilkova672/
Galhk671/
Alkoubah671/
Ngalk671/
Galýk671/
Ailekava671/
Alcov671/
Alkaw671/
Gallk671/
Alkhowas671/
Holkhova671/

Galkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galkova in the Russian language
Галковаgalkova-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galkova
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