Agapitos Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Agapitos Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Greek word agapi, which means 'love'. Agapitos means 'lovable'. By adding the suffix -idis, which signifies 'son of', we end up with the meaning 'son of lovable' for the surname Agapitidis.

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Agapitos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6741:16,4392,282
Australia461:586,86342,409
France241:2,767,613196,808
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Agapitos (522) may also be a first name.

Agapitos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Greek word agapi, which means 'love'. Agapitos means 'lovable'. By adding the suffix -idis, which signifies 'son of', we end up with the meaning 'son of lovable' for the surname Agapitidis.

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Agapitos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agapitos occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agapitos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,422nd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Agapitos reside; 84 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Agapitos is also the 369,527th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 522 people.

The surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 16,439. In Greece Agapitos is most numerous in: Attica, where 50 percent live, Central Greece, where 15 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 10 percent live. Not including Greece this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Agapitos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Agapitos last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Agapitos earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $56,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agapito9323,297/
Agapitou88519/
Agapitus88146/
Agaipito8829/
Agapitto887/
Agappito885/
Agaapito881/
Hagapito881/
Aghapito881/
Agaspito881/
Agadpito881/
Agapitho881/
Agapetos881/
D'Agapito82107/
Aggappito821/
Agapita8086/
Agopito8029/
Agápito804/
Agapeto802/
Ogapito801/
Agapetus7537/
Hagapyto751/
Hagapeto751/
Agapytus751/
Agapitac751/
Ongapito751/
Agopita6721/
Ogapita671/
Agopitac63293/
Aagapeta631/
Angapeta631/

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