Gaganakis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gaganakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaganakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Gaganakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaganakis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaganakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Gaganakis occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gaganakis live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,769,948. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.

Gaganakis Last Name Statistics demography

Gaganakis earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 132.56% more than the national average, earning R 552,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aganakis943/
Gaganaki941/
Gkanakis8224/
Kakanakis7830/
Gogonakis784/
Gogonaki7124/
Gkinakis717/
Gkanakas714/
Caknakis713/
Kaknakis712/
Gkanikis711/
Kakaounakis7030/
Gkionakis6778/
Kacoyannakis6726/
Gkounakis6717/
Kakanakos671/
Kakinakis671/

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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
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  • 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 Gaganakis
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