Kanakidis Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kanakidis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakidis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2441:45,4097,404
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Kanakidis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanakidis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakidis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 961,438th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kanakidis reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 45,409. In Greece Kanakidis is most common in: Attica, where 38 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 30 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Greece it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Kanakidis Last Name Statistics demography

Kanakidis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.76% more than the national average, earning $62,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kasnakidis9564/
Kainakidis951/
Kanakidi9490/
Kenakidis895/
Kanakides893/
Kanakudis892/
Kounakidis841/
Konakidi821/
Kanakiday7814/
Kanakhaide742/
Kanakhede6759/
Khanakhede636/
Kougnokidi634/

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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
  • 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 Kanakidis
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