Evangelou Surname

59,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Evangelou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Evangelou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5,2331:2,117139
Cyprus2,2151:39952
England4441:125,49112,566
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Australia1331:202,97519,846
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Akrotiri and Dhekelia381:20751
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Evangélou (1) are calculated separately.

Evangelou (34) may also be a first name.

Evangelou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Evangelou has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also be found in the variant forms: Evangélou. Click here for other potential spellings of Evangelou.

How Common Is The Last Name Evangelou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Evangelou is the 59,261st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 855,547 people. The last name Evangelou occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Evangelou reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 34 people.

It is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 5,233 people, or 1 in 2,117. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 22 percent reside, Thessaly, where 18 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 16 percent reside. Barring Greece Evangelou exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 26 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Evangelou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Evangelou surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Evangelou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.93% more than the national average, earning R 453,720 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,258 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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