Margaritis Surname

77,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Margaritis Surname User-submission:

Margaritis > Margaritari, which means 'pearl'.

Margaritis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5,3831:2,058133
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Canada981:375,97533,576
Germany821:981,77468,040
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Cyprus341:26,0262,877
France221:3,019,215204,848
England181:3,095,448105,421
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Sweden141:703,34052,204
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Margaritis (1,252) may also be a first name.

Margaritis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Margaritis > Margaritari, which means 'pearl'.

- filippos11

Margaritis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Margaritis (Russian: Маргаритис) is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Margaritis? popularity and diffusion

Margaritis is the 77,178th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,149,274 people. Margaritis is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Margaritis are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 223,127th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 1,252 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 5,383 people, or 1 in 2,058. In Greece Margaritis is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 25 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 22 percent are found and Thessaly, where 14 percent are found. Beside Greece it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Margaritis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Margaritis surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Margaritis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 345.94% more than the national average, earning R 1,059,720 per year; in United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $54,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Margaritis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margaritis in the Russian language
Маргаритисmargaritis-

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