Christakis Surname

146,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Christakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,2521:4,920497
United States3831:946,36870,670
Cyprus1021:8,675994
Canada821:449,33638,948
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Australia351:771,30649,759
England271:2,063,63279,942
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Belgium131:884,35769,774
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Christakis (9,864) may also be a first name.

Christakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Christakis is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,334th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,405,131 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Christakis are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Christakis is also the 61,804th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 9,864 people.

This surname is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 2,252 people, or 1 in 4,920. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Crete, where 23 percent live, Attica, where 21 percent live and Epirus, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Greece Christakis exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Cyprus, where 3 percent live.

Christakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christakis surname are 4.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Christakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 33.87% more than the national average, earning $57,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 85.9% more than the national average, earning $92,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hristakis9525/
Cristakis957/
Christakais951/
Christakeis951/
Christakes9083/
Christokis902/
Chrestakis901/
Christakeas8626/
Cristaquis8011/
Hristakeas801/
Hresteakes701/
Khrystakys701/

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Christakis Reference & Research

Christie DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Christie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Christakis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis