Lazarides Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Lazarides Surname User-submission:

It is a Greek surname with the following variants: Λαζαρίδης (m), Λαζαρίδου (f). It means 'descendant of Lazarus'. It originates from Λάζαρος (Lazaros), Lazarus, from Hebrew אלעזר (el'azar), meaning 'God helps', and -ίδης (-ides or -idis), meaning 'descendant of' or 'son of'.

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Lazarides Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Cyprus2261:3,915474
Australia1391:194,21419,182
England1171:476,22330,919
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Greece421:263,80539,714
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Lazaridès (1) are calculated separately.

Lazarides (11) may also be a first name.

Lazarides Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Greek surname with the following variants: Λαζαρίδης (m), Λαζαρίδου (f). It means 'descendant of Lazarus'. It originates from Λάζαρος (Lazaros), Lazarus, from Hebrew אלעזר (el'azar), meaning 'God helps', and -ίδης (-ides or -idis), meaning 'descendant of' or 'son of'.

Mostly found among people with Pontic Greek heritage.

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Lazarides Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lazarides is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Lazaridès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazarides? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,801st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Lazarides are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lazarides is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The surname Lazarides is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 1,267,339. In The United States Lazarides is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent are found, Connecticut, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States Lazarides exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Lazarides Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lazarides surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lazarides earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 573.55% more than the national average, earning R 1,600,610 per year; in United States they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning $50,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.06% less than the national average, earning $39,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lazaridès961/
Lazaride944/
Lazaridis898,160/
Lazaredes8961/
Lascarides8444/
Lazaridisz8410/
Lazaridi821,180/
Lazaryde821/
Llazaridhis801/
Lasaridis7820/
Lozaridis781/
Lazaridisová7612/
Lascaridis748/
Lazarydy7154/
Lasaridi713/
Lazoridi712/
Lozaridi712/
Lasaridit6714/
Loucaridis631/
Lacaredi590/

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