Gaitanidis Surname
Approximately 809 people bear this surname
Gaitanidis Surname User-submission:
Gaitanidis comes from a dance game called 'gaitanaki', which is a carnival custom in Greece. Gaitanas is the person who performs the 'gaitanaki'.
Gaitanidis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 780 | 1:14,205 | 1,934 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gaitanidis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gaitanidis comes from a dance game called 'gaitanaki', which is a carnival custom in Greece. Gaitanas is the person who performs the 'gaitanaki'.
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Where Does The Last Name Gaitanidis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaitanidis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaitanidis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaitanidis is the 427,014th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gaitanidis reside; 96 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 780 people, or 1 in 14,205. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 52 percent are found, Attica, where 18 percent are found and Thessaly, where 12 percent are found. Not including Greece this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaitanidi | 95 | 8 | / |
| Gaaitanidis | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gaitanides | 90 | 14 | / |
| Gaitenidis | 90 | 4 | / |
| Gaytanidis | 90 | 1 | / |
| Gitanidi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gaytanidi | 84 | 7 | / |
| Gatanida | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atanaides | 74 | 3 | / |
| Hatounidis | 70 | 1 | / |
| Atonides | 67 | 1 | / |
| Autonides | 63 | 0 | / |
| Gastaneduy | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gastañeduy | 50 | 16 | / |
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