Destounis Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Destounis Surname User-submission:

They were a an aristocratic house of traders from Kefalonia, Greece. They were waelthy and possesed many ships. The roots of our surname are come from the word for 'destiny'. The family is of Latin origin.

Destounis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2231:49,6858,181
Canada981:375,97533,576
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Destounis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

They were a an aristocratic house of traders from Kefalonia, Greece. They were waelthy and possesed many ships. The roots of our surname are come from the word for 'destiny'. The family is of Latin origin.

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Destounis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Destounis is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Destounis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Destounis is the 744,013th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Destounis live; 58 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Destounis is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 49,685. In Greece Destounis is most common in: Attica, where 56 percent live, Ionian Islands, where 42 percent live and Western Greece, where 2 percent live. Barring Greece Destounis is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live and New Zealand, where 11 percent live.

Destounis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Destounis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Destounis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $54,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Destouni94151/
Destunis9457/
Destonis941/
Detonis8810/
Detunis881/
Destanis8210/
Destonie821/
Destones821/
Detoni802,424/
Destani752,386/
Dettoni75733/
Detogni75383/
Distoni7512/
Detonio759/
Detunai757/
Detonhi756/
Detuoni753/
Destune752/
Destony752/
Dietoni751/
Dethoni751/
Destone751/
Detonys751/
Destuna751/
Deatoni751/
Detouna751/
Detoune751/
Dettogni71178/
Deystani7117/
Dehstani7116/
Deatonio711/
Destoner711/
Destanie711/
Desstani711/
Dehestani671,339/
Detani67600/
Destiyani67315/
Detone67289/
Detona67217/
Detuna6782/
Destannes6777/
Detony6727/
Destayani6715/
Detune6711/
Ditoni679/
Distounet671/
Destejani671/
Deshstani671/
Desteiani671/
Detoutnay671/

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