Gaitanidis Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7801:14,2051,934
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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'.

- gaitanidou

Gaitanidis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaitanidis occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaitanidis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 427,014th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. The last name Gaitanidis occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gaitanidis live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 14,205. In Greece Gaitanidis is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 52 percent are found, Attica, where 18 percent are found and Thessaly, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece Gaitanidis exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

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