Galz Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Galz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Galz Last Name Facts

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

Galz is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Galz live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Galz is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside, Bavaria, where 25 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Germany Galz is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Taiwan, where 8 percent reside.

Galz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Galz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galez89712/
Galtz897/
Gaulz892/
Galcz891/
Galze891/
Gallz890/
Alz861,391/
Gallez801,885/
Galltz8020/
Ghalez8014/
Galesz806/
Gaulez804/
Gaultz801/
Golz755,093/
Halz75102/
Alez7595/
Alze7553/
Aslz7538/
Gals7530/
Alzt7511/
Aalz753/
Allz752/
Galx751/
Ahlz751/
Alzh751/
Alzd751/
Alzǿ751/
Atlz751/
Galc751/
Aulz750/
Gaillez73439/
Gajlesz7312/
Quggalz730/
Gales6714,145/
Goltz676,612/
Golez676,209/
Golze671,104/
Gelez671,067/
Gauglitz67530/
Allez67249/
Galts67243/
Golcz67171/
Gauls67136/
Galst6782/
Gails6777/
Ghals6759/
Gholz6755/
Galje6745/
Galls6744/
Galch6719/
Halsz6717/
Halze6715/
Halez6712/
Golsz6711/
Galce6710/
Atlez679/
Gölez679/
Gayls678/
Galås677/
Galss676/
Galhc674/
Goldz673/
Aulez672/
Healz672/
Galds672/
Galci672/
Hallz672/
Galsh671/
Aulze671/
Galse671/
Hailz671/
Gotlz671/
Agliz671/
Gaals671/
Haulz670/

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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 Galz
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