Margaritidis Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Margaritidis Surname User-submission:

It means 'The Son of Margaritis" (a greek First Name). -idis is an ancient Greek form of "the son of".

Margaritidis 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
Greece3251:34,0925,347
Austria141:608,24554,975
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Margaritidis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'The Son of Margaritis" (a greek First Name). -idis is an ancient Greek form of "the son of".

- babis14
DNA test information

Margaritidis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Margaritidis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Margaritidis? popularity and diffusion

Margaritidis is the 786,896th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. Margaritidis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Margaritidis reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Margaritidis is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 34,092. In Greece Margaritidis is mostly concentrated in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 53 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 38 percent reside and Attica, where 8 percent reside. Other than Greece this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

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
Margaritidi9633/
Maragaritidis961/
Margaritoudis8848/
Margaritidoy831/
Margaridadias801/
Margareteddos721/
Margaretteda671/
Marguerite Desy671/
Mirgorodets5227/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Margaritidis
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