Kanellakis Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kanellakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanellakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6181:17,9282,543
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kanellakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanellakis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kanellakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanellakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 456,743rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kanellakis live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 17,928. In Greece Kanellakis is most numerous in: Attica, where 40 percent reside, Peloponnese, where 24 percent reside and Western Greece, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Greece this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Kanellakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanellakis last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Kanellakis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.26% more than the national average, earning $57,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning $61,101 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Kanellakis
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