Kalogeropoulos Surname
Approximately 5,482 people bear this surname
Kalogeropoulos Surname User-submission:
Meaning "good old" in Greek, originating from Kalogeropolous ("good old man" or the Greek variant of "good man"), reason for Anglicanisation is relatively unknown but the generally accepted that Canadian customs could not pronounce or spell Kalogeropolous, and with the added language barrier, resulted in the multiple mispellings which led to the last name, Calogheros.
Read More About This SurnameKalogeropoulos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4,881 | 1:2,270 | 154 |
| United States | 211 | 1:1,717,815 | 113,709 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Kalogéropoulos (1) are calculated separately.
Kalogeropoulos Surname Meaning
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Meaning "good old" in Greek, originating from Kalogeropolous ("good old man" or the Greek variant of "good man"), reason for Anglicanisation is relatively unknown but the generally accepted that Canadian customs could not pronounce or spell Kalogeropolous, and with the added language barrier, resulted in the multiple mispellings which led to the last name, Calogheros.
- tiannicalogherosIt is thought that the name Calogheros and Calogiros came to be through a language barrier, and the Canadian Immigration's inability to spell Kalogeropolous, resulting in multiple variants of the name. The most prevalent is Calogheros; Elias Calogiros is the resulting founder of all Calogiros, whereas Calogheros was began by Zacharias.
- tiannicalogherosIn Greek it means the child (poulos) of a monk (Kalogeros). Mostly prevalent in Peloponnese from where the name Kalogeropoulos comes from. At the time Greece was occupied by the Turks. When a guerrilla of the Greek rebels killed a Turkish soldier he may have hid in a monastery so as to evade capture.
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Kalogeropoulos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalogeropoulos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalogeropoulos occurs most in Greece. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kalogéropoulos. For other possible spellings of Kalogeropoulos click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalogeropoulos? popularity and diffusion
It is the 87,711th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,329,359 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kalogeropoulos are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Kalogeropoulos is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 4,881 people, or 1 in 2,270. In Greece Kalogeropoulos is most frequent in: Attica, where 45 percent are found, Peloponnese, where 23 percent are found and Western Greece, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Greece it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Kalogeropoulos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kalogeropoulos surname are 7.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.32% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kalogeropoulos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 195.09% more than the national average, earning R 701,244 per year; in United States they earn 37.75% more than the national average, earning $59,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,210 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalogéropoulos | 98 | 1 | / |
| Kalogeropoulous | 97 | 2 | / |
| Kalogeropulos | 96 | 15 | / |
| Kalogeropoulo | 96 | 3 | / |
| Kalogeropoulou | 93 | 3,084 | / |
| Kalogiropoulos | 93 | 35 | / |
| Calogeropoulos | 93 | 27 | / |
| Kalageropoulos | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaloseropoulos | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalugeropoulos | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalogeropolous | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalogeropouloi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalegeropoulos | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalogeroupoulo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalogerapoulos | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalogeropulo | 92 | 9 | / |
| Calogheropoulos | 90 | 4 | / |
| Calogeropulos | 89 | 40 | / |
| Kalojeropulos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kalogeropolou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kologeropoulou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kalogiropoulou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cologeropoulos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Calogheropoulas | 83 | 1 | / |
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