Galatea Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Galatea Surname User-submission:
The meaning of the Galatas surname is 'milk man' and Galatea means 'sea foam'.
The original surname of Galatas is Galatea and was changed/modified to Galatas because, at the time, the skim off of fresh milk looked like the sea foam on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea.
Read More About This SurnameGalatea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Galatea (144) may also be a first name.
Galatea Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of the Galatas surname is 'milk man' and Galatea means 'sea foam'.
The original surname of Galatas is Galatea and was changed/modified to Galatas because, at the time, the skim off of fresh milk looked like the sea foam on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea.
Galatea was also the name of the Greek goddess of calm seas.
- shyagalaGalatea Demographics
Average Galatea Salary in
United States
$89,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Galatea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galatea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galatea occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galatea? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Galatea are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 769,375th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 144 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Galatea is mostly found in: California, where 93 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent live and Italy, where 14 percent live.
Galatea Last Name Statistics demography
Galatea earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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