Giannakes Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Giannakes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giannakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece431:257,67038,951
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Giannakés (6) are calculated separately.

Giannakes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giannakes is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Giannakés. Click here for other potential spellings of Giannakes.

How Common Is The Last Name Giannakes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Giannakes occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Giannakes are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 257,670. In Greece Giannakes is mostly concentrated in: Thessaly, where 63 percent live, Attica, where 35 percent live and South Aegean, where 2 percent live. Not including Greece it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 2 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
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