Gallcher Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Gallcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
Gallcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gallcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gallcher occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gallcher.
How Common Is The Last Name Gallcher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Gallcher is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Gallcher are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most widely held in Scotland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland it is most common in: West Lothian, where 38 percent reside, South Lanarkshire, where 38 percent reside and Inverclyde, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Scotland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Gallcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gallcher has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Gallcher
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