Iraklis Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Iraklis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iraklis Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1071:103,54917,425
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iraklis (8,955) may also be a first name.

Iraklis Last Name Facts

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

Iraklis (Georgian: ირაკლის) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iraklis? popularity and diffusion

Iraklis is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. Iraklis occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Iraklis are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Iraklis is also the 65,933rd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 8,955 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 103,549. In Greece Iraklis is most frequent in: Central Macedonia, where 69 percent reside, Attica, where 24 percent reside and Central Greece, where 4 percent reside. Beside Greece this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eraklis8622/
Ieroklis8021/
Irakleus803/
Geraklis801/
Heracklis7523/
Eraclis7116/
Gerakellis7116/
Iracles711/
Heraclis671/
Hereklis671/
Erakleoys632/
Eracles5717/
Heracles5342/
Héraclès532/
Show All Similar Surnames

Iraklis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iraklis in the Georgian language
ირაკლისiraklis-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iraklis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis