Gallcher Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gallcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galcher9323/
Gollcher88107/
Galchier8832/
Hallcher883/
Gallcier881/
Gallsche880/
Allcheur880/
Gallecer880/
Gallsher880/
Alcher8689/
Galcer866/
Gallce861/
Allcer861/
Gallchoir823/
Gallchóir823/
Golcher80434/
Alchier8031/
Gallece809/
Gallger807/
Galecer806/
Halcher802/
Galsche801/
Galsher801/
Altcher801/
Gölcher801/
Gólcher801/
Gaalche801/
Alcsher801/
Galcere801/
Gelcher800/
Gallker800/
Alcer77124/
Galce7710/
Golchert75428/
Altscher7585/
Goldcher7523/
Ghalcheh7519/
Goulcher7515/
Golchehr7510/
Golscher758/
Galshier751/
Halchere751/
Goltcher751/
Ghallchi751/
Gallchio751/
Galhecer750/
Goolcher750/
Golchier750/
Goldscher71173/
Galzer71100/
Galker7192/
Galjer7174/
Alkher7142/
Galcez7138/
Olcher7135/
Galcha7131/
Allger7128/
Galger7126/
Golcer7122/
Golche7116/
Alcser7115/
Galces7110/
Ailetcher718/
Goltscher717/
Galser716/
Alccer715/
Haltscher713/
Alzher712/
Galchi712/
Galece711/
Galkhe711/
Alcherova711/
Halcer711/
Alchir711/
Alhger711/
Gallge711/
Kgalce711/
Alkheir672,821/
Gallese671,098/
Galleze67335/
Holcher67114/
Ghalchi6760/
Golcheh6740/
Alchair6733/
Allgeyr6728/
Altsher6719/
Alciere6717/
Ghalcha6714/
Galezer6713/
Golchet6711/
Gallessich6710/
Golczer6710/
Alzheer676/
Galtser675/
Gaulker674/
Galchis673/
Galchha673/
Oltcher673/
Gallesa673/
Galzier672/
Ghalger672/
Galchyo671/
Galscie671/
Galsser671/
Galtzer671/
Halkher671/
Gollcha671/
Goltschere671/
Galquer671/
Halchir671/
Golsche671/
Galeser671/
Galesir671/
Galschi671/
Alkheer671/
Ggalker671/
Goldscherr671/
Galkere671/
Galkert670/
Ghalser670/
Golsher670/
Golchey670/
Galdser670/
Hallzer670/

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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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  • 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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