Gálová Surname
Approximately 1,915 people bear this surname
Gálová Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 1,705 | 1:3,130 | 162 |
| Czechia | 209 | 1:50,878 | 8,528 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Galová (1,138), Gálova (1) & Galova (779) are calculated separately.
Gálová Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gálová Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gálová is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Galová, Gálova or Galova. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gálová? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 214,720th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,805,507 people. The last name Gálová occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gálová are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is held by 1,705 people, or 1 in 3,130. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Nitra Region, where 49 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 19 percent reside and Trnava Region, where 16 percent reside. Barring Slovakia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 11 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galová | 94 | 1,138 | / |
| Gálova | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gaálová | 92 | 435 | / |
| Gállová | 92 | 196 | / |
| Gáalová | 92 | 18 | / |
| Gáliová | 92 | 5 | / |
| Gályová | 92 | 4 | / |
| Galova | 89 | 779 | / |
| Gállyová | 86 | 1 | / |
| Golová | 83 | 315 | / |
| Gálává | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gallová | 77 | 1,676 | / |
| Galiová | 77 | 262 | / |
| Gollová | 77 | 119 | / |
| Golhová | 77 | 116 | / |
| Gaalová | 77 | 37 | / |
| Gailová | 77 | 13 | / |
| Galyová | 77 | 12 | / |
| Goulová | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gohlová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaulová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gallyová | 71 | 71 | / |
| Galliová | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gaislová | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ghaliová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Golova | 67 | 5,369 | / |
| Gaillyová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goulliová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Galowá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Golovo | 67 | 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 Gálová
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