Galáš Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Galáš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galáš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393

The alternate forms: Galaš (53), Galás (2), Galas (15,371), Galaś (77) & Ğalas (1) are calculated separately.

Galáš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galáš is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Galaš, Galás, Galas, Galaś or Ğalas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galáš? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galáš is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Galáš occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Galáš are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 343,015. In Czechia Galáš is primarily concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 42 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 23 percent live and Olomouc Region, where 16 percent live. Aside from Czechia Galáš occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galaš9353/
Galás932/
Galláš911/
Galas8715,371/
Galaś8777/
Galád80116/
Galát80104/
Galáč808/
Galáz806/
Galáž805/
Galoš803/
Ğalas801/
Gallá801/
Galášová7729/
Galácz7381/
Galáth7346/
Galyaš7316/
Galloš733/
Gallaš731/
Gala6767,693/
Galo6738,687/
Galó67335/
Aláč67118/
Oláš6728/
Galóová6713/
Alás674/
Gallyaš672/
Galò671/
Gagliás671/

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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 Galáš
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