Galku Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Galku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Galku (332) may also be a first name.
Galku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galku is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galku live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 480,499th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 332 people.
Galku is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 81 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Gombe, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galkus | 91 | 132 | / |
| Galkou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Alku | 89 | 559 | / |
| Galkhuu | 83 | 33 | / |
| Galkutė | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngalkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Galkuch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alkuş | 80 | 1,404 | / |
| Alkou | 80 | 585 | / |
| Halku | 80 | 579 | / |
| Galkó | 80 | 124 | / |
| Alkku | 80 | 36 | / |
| Alkau | 80 | 19 | / |
| Alkud | 80 | 15 | / |
| Alkhu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alkuh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alkuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atlku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alkui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aulku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alkouz | 73 | 395 | / |
| Aileku | 73 | 114 | / |
| Alkout | 73 | 92 | / |
| Alkouh | 73 | 42 | / |
| Alkusz | 73 | 21 | / |
| Halkou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Golkus | 73 | 15 | / |
| Golkou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Halkus | 73 | 9 | / |
| Alkhou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Halkuu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Alhkou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aulkuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Alkuss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alkutt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golkhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alkkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galkoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alcu | 67 | 1,049 | / |
| Ailekhu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Halkouj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alkoush | 67 | 5 | / |
| Golkhou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Halkous | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halkuss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acelkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aselkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkoudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allkoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goulkou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Galku
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