Kloukiniotis Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kloukiniotis Surname User-submission:

This is a topographic or toponymic family name from Greece, relating to the area of the Kloukinochoria (meaning 'villages of Kloukines' in Greek). This is a group of seven villages (Zarouchla, Agia Varbara, Solo, Peristeri, Mesorougi and Vounaki) in the mountainous area above Akrata, Achaia and close to the Kalavryta region.

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Kloukiniotis 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
Greece631:175,87028,388
Germany61:13,417,576340,600

Kloukiniotis Surname Meaning

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This is a topographic or toponymic family name from Greece, relating to the area of the Kloukinochoria (meaning 'villages of Kloukines' in Greek). This is a group of seven villages (Zarouchla, Agia Varbara, Solo, Peristeri, Mesorougi and Vounaki) in the mountainous area above Akrata, Achaia and close to the Kalavryta region. Achaia and the highest peak of mountain Aroania or Chelmos. The etymology of the area name does not have any meaning in Greek and is probably related to the Frankish Abbey of Cluny, which is known to have ruled the area according to the Frankish feudal system, during the Frankokratia period, which took place for a few decades after the 4th Crusade, in the Peloponnese (13th century - Principality of Achaia or Morea).

As a family name appeared at the end of 18th, early 19th century in the small shepherd's settlement Lesmoi, located above the Ladon river gorge in the area of Tropea (named Vervitsa back then), in Arcadia region. It was given to a family (or families) that migrated there from the Kloukinochoria area, to denote their place of origin (the previous family name or exact place of origin or reason of migration is not known).

The name variant Kloukiniotis-Kloukinioti means exactly the same thing, i.e. the person coming from Kloukines-Kloukinochoria, and it is used in Achaia region.

- pkloukin
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Kloukiniotis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kloukiniotis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kloukiniotis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Kloukiniotis occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kloukiniotis are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 175,870. In Greece Kloukiniotis is most frequent in: Western Greece, where 97 percent live, Attica, where 2 percent live and Peloponnese, where 2 percent live. Other than Greece Kloukiniotis occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live.

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
Kloukinioti9664/
Koulkouniotis801/
Kalokentis731/
Kouloukountis722/

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