Gruchalak Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Gruchalak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gruchalák (30) & Gruchaľák (4) are calculated separately.
Gruchalak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gruchalak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gruchalak is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gruchalák or Gruchaľák. Click here for other potential spellings of Gruchalak.
How Common Is The Last Name Gruchalak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gruchalak are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Gruchalak is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 266,822. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 75 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruchalák | 96 | 30 | / |
| Gruchaľák | 93 | 4 | / |
| Grochalak | 89 | 30 | / |
| Gruchalki | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gruchalakova | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gruchalaková | 86 | 2 | / |
| Grauchalek | 84 | 1 | / |
| Grocholak | 78 | 14 | / |
| Gruchalig | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gruchaláková | 76 | 16 | / |
| Krochalk | 71 | 41 | / |
| Grucholc | 71 | 13 | / |
| Grechulk | 71 | 12 | / |
| Grychlik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gricholik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krychaluk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krchlík | 63 | 71 | / |
| Karchilaki | 63 | 19 | / |
| Krchlik | 63 | 2 | / |
| Karucholaq | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karchlik | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kerchelk | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kyrchlyuk | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Gruchalak
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