Athanasios Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Athanasios Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athanasios Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4531:24,4593,651
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Athanasios (138,957) may also be a first name.

Athanasios Last Name Facts

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

Athanasios (Arabic: اثناسيوس) is most common in Greece. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Athanasios? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 566,665th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. The last name Athanasios occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Athanasios reside; 81 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 7,541st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 138,957 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 24,459. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 34 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 19 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 16 percent live. Outside of Greece Athanasios is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Athanasios Last Name Statistics demography

Athanasios earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $44,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Athanasios Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Athanasios in the Arabic language
اثناسيوسathnasyws-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Athanasios
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