Gallachar Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gallachar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallachar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland381:98,5064,956
England111:2,215,94364,354

Gallachar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gallachar occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallachar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Gallachar occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gallachar live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

Gallachar is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,070,763. In Scotland Gallachar is mostly found in: Renfrewshire, where 80 percent reside and Angus, where 20 percent reside.

Gallachar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gallachar has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Gallachar last name contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Gallachar Reference & Research

Gallagher DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gallagher FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Gallachar
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