Gálová

Male form: Gál

611 Bearers

2470. Rank

female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Galek. Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 104 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Gálová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Jihomoravský kraj	156
2	Moravskoslezský kraj	98
3	Zlínský kraj	88
4	Hlavní město Praha	58
5	Ústecký kraj	57
6	Olomoucký kraj	33
7	Středočeský kraj	30
8	Plzeňský kraj	20
9	Jihočeský kraj	20
10	Liberecký kraj	14
11	Kraj Vysočina	12
12	Pardubický kraj	9
13	Karlovarský kraj	9
14	Královéhradecký kraj	7
	Total CZ	611

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Břeclav	69
2	Praha	58
3	Uherské Hradiště	55
4	Ostrava	42
5	Uherský Brod	27
6	Brno	23
7	Kyjov	17
8	Havířov	15
9	Most	14
10	Plzeň	13
11	Hustopeče	12
12	Rumburk	9
13	Kladno	8
14	Jablonec nad Nisou	8
15	Prostějov	8
16	Veselí nad Moravou	8
17	Přerov	8
18	Jindřichův Hradec	7
19	Chomutov	7
20	Kadaň	7
21	Bohumín	7
22	Sokolov	6
23	Litvínov	6
24	Mikulov	6
25	Šumperk	6
26	Orlová	6
27	Moravské Budějovice	5
28	Kopřivnice	5
29	Mladá Boleslav	4
30	Vimperk	4

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011