Galatanu Surname

231,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Galatanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galatanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,5251:13,1661,684
Moldova1561:22,8293,838
England201:2,785,90397,972
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Galatánu (1) are calculated separately.

Galatanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galatanu occurs most in Romania. It can also be rendered as a variant: Galatánu. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galatanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 231,164th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,166,693 people. Galatanu is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Galatanu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Galatanu is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 1,525 people, or 1 in 13,166. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Bacău County, where 31 percent reside, Galați County, where 15 percent reside and Neamț County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Romania this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 9 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Galatanu Last Name Statistics demography

Galatanu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.75% more than the national average, earning $58,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galatánu961/
Galateanu94721/
Alatanu932/
Galatenu8834/
Alatanou881/
Aliatanu881/
Galeteanu82412/
Găleteanu7192/
Goleșteanu671/
Alotounou596/

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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 Galatanu
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