Garoufalia Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Garoufalia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garoufalia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1461:75,88912,787
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080

Garoufalia (444) may also be a first name.

Garoufalia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garoufalia is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garoufalia? popularity and diffusion

Garoufalia is the 1,441,361st most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Garoufalia is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Garoufalia live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Garoufalia is also the 406,780th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 444 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 75,889. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 56 percent live, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 21 percent live and Thessaly, where 18 percent live. Barring Greece Garoufalia exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garoufalia
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