Athanassiou Surname

200,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Athanassiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athanassiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus1,5081:58782
Greece1331:83,30714,080
Australia941:287,18825,495
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
France521:1,277,360130,443
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England221:2,532,63991,802
Austria151:567,69652,281
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Akrotiri and Dhekelia41:1,96477
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Athanassiou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Athanassiou is borne by more people in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Athanassiou.

How Common Is The Last Name Athanassiou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 200,066th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,491,876 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Athanassiou live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

Athanassiou is most widespread in Cyprus, where it is borne by 1,508 people, or 1 in 587. In Cyprus it is most numerous in: Limassol District, where 35 percent are found, Nicosia District, where 34 percent are found and Paphos District, where 18 percent are found. Barring Cyprus this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Athanassiou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Athanassiou are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Athanassiou earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning R 281,580 per year; in United States they earn 19.91% more than the national average, earning $51,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.82% more than the national average, earning $64,497 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athanasiou9515,264/
Athanassiu9515/
Atanassiou952/
Athanasiu9061/
Atanassiu901/
Athanasiua863/
Atanasiu841,952/
Athanaseous821/
Atanasziu801/
Athanasius76681/
Atanasyu744/
Athannasius734/
Athanashius731/
Atanasius7062/

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