Kanterakis Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kanterakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanterakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece901:123,10920,618
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kanterakis Last Name Facts

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

Kanterakis is most common in Greece. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kanterakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanterakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanterakis is the 1,459,453rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kanterakis are found; 62 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Kanterakis is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 123,109. In Greece Kanterakis is most numerous in: Attica, where 51 percent reside, Crete, where 43 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Greece it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Kanterakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanterakis surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Kanterakis earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $41,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanteraki95136/
Kantarakis90171/
Kantirakis9016/
Canterakis9014/
Kantiraki841/
Kontarakis80258/
Cantarakis802/
Kontorakis802/
Kontirakis801/
Kountarakis761/
Konteraka744/
Kontoraqis701/
Contorakes609/

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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 Kanterakis
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