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

The surname Galts (Russian: Гальц) is most common in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Galts.

How Common Is The Last Name Galts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name Galts is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Galts reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 700,047. In Germany Galts is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 87 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Not including Germany Galts occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Galts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galts last name increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Galts are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered with 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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  • 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 Galts
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