Galvanek Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Galvanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Galvánek (46) are calculated separately.

Galvanek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galvanek is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Galvánek. Click here to see other possible spellings of Galvanek.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvanek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Galvanek reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Galvanek is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 19 percent are found, Michigan, where 16 percent are found and North Carolina, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States Galvanek occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Galvanek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galvanek last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galvanek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $39,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.82% more than the national average, earning $83,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galvánek9646/
Galvanik881/
Galvenek881/
Galvanekova841/
Alvaneg801/
Galvankova784/
Galváneková7410/
Olvanik6712/
Alwanik6711/
Halvoník6372/
Halvonik6352/
Halvoníková5348/
Olvanic5312/
Halvoniková534/

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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 Galvanek
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