Frangopulos Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Frangopulos Surname User-submission:
An alternate version of the Greek surname Frangopoulos.
Frango- (Φράγκο-), derived from 'Frank,' which in medieval Greek came to mean 'Western European' (often Latin-rite Christians).
-poulos (-πουλος), a common patronymic suffix meaning 'son of' or 'descendant of.
Read More About This SurnameFrangopulos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Frangópulos (1) are calculated separately.
Frangopulos Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An alternate version of the Greek surname Frangopoulos.
Frango- (Φράγκο-), derived from 'Frank,' which in medieval Greek came to mean 'Western European' (often Latin-rite Christians).
-poulos (-πουλος), a common patronymic suffix meaning 'son of' or 'descendant of.'
Put together, Frangopoulos literally means 'son (or descendant) of a Frank/Western European.' It originally identified someone whose family was connected—by ancestry or by dealings—with Western Europeans.
It was also carried by a minor Byzantine aristocratic family.
- BritannicaFrangopulos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frangopulos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Frangopulos is found in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Frangópulos. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Frangopulos? popularity and diffusion
Frangopulos is the 6,723,624th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Frangopulos reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name is most numerous in Chile, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,404,118. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, where 75 percent reside and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Chile it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frangópulos | 97 | 1 | / |
| Frangopulo | 95 | 8 | / |
| Fragopulos | 95 | 5 | / |
| Frangopoullos | 92 | 2 | / |
| Frangopoulous | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fragopoulos | 91 | 109 | / |
| Frangopolos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Frangopoulo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Frangopoullous | 88 | 1 | / |
| Frangopoulou | 87 | 32 | / |
| Frangopoolos | 87 | 6 | / |
| Frangopolous | 87 | 2 | / |
| Frangopoulas | 87 | 1 | / |
| Vranopoulos | 82 | 45 | / |
| Fragapoulos | 82 | 1 | / |
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