Galanakos Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Galanakos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galanakos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece941:117,87019,800
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Galanakos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galanakos Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Galanakos occurs most in Greece. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galanakos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,828,462nd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Galanakos are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 117,870. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 44 percent reside, Thessaly, where 29 percent reside and Central Greece, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Greece this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Galanakos Last Name Statistics demography

Galanakos earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Galanakos
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