Calogheros Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Calogheros Surname User-submission:

Meaning "good old" in Greek, originating from Kalogeropolous ("good old man" or the Greek variant of "good man"), reason for Anglicanisation is relatively unknown but the generally accepted that Canadian customs could not pronounce or spell Kalogeropolous, and with the added language barrier, resulted in the multiple mispellings which led to the last name, Calogheros.

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Calogheros Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Calogheros Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning "good old" in Greek, originating from Kalogeropolous ("good old man" or the Greek variant of "good man"), reason for Anglicanisation is relatively unknown but the generally accepted that Canadian customs could not pronounce or spell Kalogeropolous, and with the added language barrier, resulted in the multiple mispellings which led to the last name, Calogheros.

- tiannicalogheros

It is thought that the name Calogheros and Calogiros came to be through a language barrier, and the Canadian Immigration's inability to spell Kalogeropolous, resulting in multiple variants of the name. The most prevalent is Calogheros; Elias Calogiros is the resulting founder of all Calogiros, whereas Calogheros was began by Zacharias.

- tiannicalogheros
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Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

Calogheros Demographics

Average Calogheros Salary in
Canada

$58,628 CAD

Per year
Rank:
57,004 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.23374E-5
Rank: 191,463 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
118%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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Calogheros Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calogheros is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calogheros? popularity and diffusion

The last name Calogheros is the 5,391,485th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Calogheros is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Calogheros live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada it is mostly found in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Canada this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Romania, where 8 percent are found.

Calogheros Last Name Statistics demography

Calogheros earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $58,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calogeros9523/
Caloghero958/
Calogheras901/
Calogero893,398/
Caloggero84239/
Kalogeros84188/
Calogeras84117/
Calogiros8411/
Calogiero843/
Callogero842/
Caloghera841/
Kaloghiros8012/
Callogeras806/
Caloggerro801/
Kalogerous801/
Kalagheros801/
Cologero7888/
Calogera7848/
Kalogero7813/
Calagero786/
Calógero782/
Calogéro781/
Calògero781/
Kalogiros741,600/
Kalogeras741,276/
Kalogerou74195/
Calogirou7429/
Cologerou749/
Collogero746/
Kalogyros742/
Calógeras742/
Kalegeros741/
Calogiras741/
Calaggero741/
Cologeras741/
Kalogerosová731/
Kaloghirou7038/
Kallegeros701/
Kalogera67683/
Kologero6711/
Colagero676/
Kaloughirou671/
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