Galanidis Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Galanidis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galanidis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1361:81,46913,757
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647

Galanidis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galanidis is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galanidis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Galanidis are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 81,469. In Greece Galanidis is most prevalent in: Attica, where 46 percent live, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 40 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 13 percent live. Beside Greece this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galanidi9435/
Alanidis941/
Aslanidis893,807/
Galanides8955/
Galanidisová869/
Aslaniddis841/
Galanida821,802/
Alonidis824/
Golanidi821/
Goulianidis8018/
Aslanides78211/
Aslanidès781/
Gallanida781/
Galaneda7166/
Galañida711/
Olanides711/
Golonidi711/
Gallañeda561/
Gollamhider501/

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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
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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 Galanidis
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