Calogiros Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Calogiros 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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Calogiros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Calogiros 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

Calogiros Last Name Facts

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

Calogiros is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calogiros? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Calogiros reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

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