Gaitanidou Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gaitanidou 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'.

Gaitanidou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3761:29,4684,552
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Gaitanidou 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

Gaitanidou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaitanidou is most common in Greece. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaitanidou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaitanidou is the 754,238th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name Gaitanidou is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaitanidou are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 29,468. In Greece it is most frequent in: Central Macedonia, where 44 percent live, Attica, where 20 percent live and Thessaly, where 18 percent live. Outside of Greece Gaitanidou occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaitanido951/
Atanidou892/
Gatanida781/
Gastaneduy701/
Istonido671/
Itanaidah6316/
Gastaneda635/
Attajnida635/
Gastañeduy6016/
Estonido56437/
Astaneda562/
Astanehdoost551/
Gastañeda532/
Hastaneda531/
Eastaneda531/

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