Gálek Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Gálek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
The alternate forms: Galek (1,554) are calculated separately.
Gálek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gálek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gálek is found most frequently in Slovakia. It can also occur as a variant: Galek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gálek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Gálek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gálek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
Gálek is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 381,175. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Trnava Region, where 93 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovakia Gálek occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 30 percent reside and Czechia, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galek | 93 | 1,554 | / |
| Gálik | 80 | 1,601 | / |
| Golek | 80 | 409 | / |
| Gáleg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gálík | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gáleková | 77 | 23 | / |
| Gollek | 73 | 193 | / |
| Galeke | 73 | 120 | / |
| Galesk | 73 | 37 | / |
| Gallek | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ghalek | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gállik | 73 | 18 | / |
| Galekh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Galeck | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gailek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Golekh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gaylek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Goleke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Golesk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaulek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Galiek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goulek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngalek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngolek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goleck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goleak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galezk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galeak | 73 | 0 | / |
| Golk | 67 | 126 | / |
| Galk | 67 | 124 | / |
| Galecke | 67 | 76 | / |
| Galleck | 67 | 51 | / |
| Goleeke | 67 | 33 | / |
| Golleck | 67 | 18 | / |
| Goleykh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghaleke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Galeske | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouleke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goleske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gálková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouleuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galetke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghollek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galleke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gohleke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gálek
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