Galts Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Galts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1151:700,04753,529
Canada741:497,91342,460
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Galts Last Name Facts

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

Galts (Russian: Гальц) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galts? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galts is the 1,035,555th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name Galts is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Galts live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Galts is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 700,047. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 87 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Galts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galts surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Galts earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.14% less than the national average, earning $27,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $53,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaults910/
Galt893,901/
Alts8978/
Gaylets8326/
Gault8017,786/
Golts801,589/
Halts80834/
Ailts80214/
Gallt80150/
Galte8082/
Aults8028/
Galtt8015/
Altås8013/
Galtz807/
Ghalt806/
Gaylt803/
Galds802/
Galth802/
Galht801/
Ngalt801/
Gaalt800/
Galtsova772,488/
Ghalte73305/
Galltz7320/
Haltse7311/
Gailet736/
Goldts735/
Golths734/
Gaultt732/
Gaulte732/
Aaltsz732/
Golsts732/
Gailte731/
Goults731/
Haalts731/
Gaultz731/
Gaylet731/
Healts730/
Gatlet730/
Galltsova711/
Gaillet672,913/
Golt67769/
Goltsch67206/
Altz67174/
Gald67124/
Galz67101/
Olts6719/
Gasselt678/
Altsova673/
Gatlett672/
Alds671/
Galtova671/
Galc671/
Haylets671/
Alcs671/
Altx671/
Altsche670/
Gallthe670/

Galts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galts in the Russian language
Гальцgalc-

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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
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  • 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 Galts
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