Gaľová Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Gaľová Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 257 | 1:20,764 | 3,301 |
| Czechia | 35 | 1:303,813 | 38,544 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
The alternate forms: Gáľová (11), Gaľova (1) & Gaĺová (1) are calculated separately.
Gaľová Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaľová Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaľová occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Gáľová, Gaľova or Gaĺová. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaľová? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 908,336th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaľová are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Gaľová is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 20,764. In Slovakia Gaľová is primarily found in: Prešov Region, where 53 percent live, Košice Region, where 39 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 12 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.
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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 Gaľová
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