Marinakis Surname

161,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Marinakis Surname User-submission:

The Marinakis surname comes from the name Marina, which means 'sea' or 'ocean', and -kis, which means 'son'. Therefore the surname means 'son of the sea' or 'son of the ocean'.

Marinakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,1091:5,254546
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
Australia841:321,37727,634
Canada631:584,85148,473
Chile311:568,27313,994
England171:3,277,533109,658
Belgium121:958,05473,966
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
France81:8,302,840321,660
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Marinakis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Marinakis surname comes from the name Marina, which means 'sea' or 'ocean', and -kis, which means 'son'. Therefore the surname means 'son of the sea' or 'son of the ocean'.

- bacciusdolci1936

Marinakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marinakis is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Marinakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Marinakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marinakis is the 161,453rd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,702,093 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Marinakis reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Marinakis is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 2,109 people, or 1 in 5,254. In Greece Marinakis is most prevalent in: Attica, where 39 percent reside, Crete, where 33 percent reside and South Aegean, where 7 percent reside. Not including Greece it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Marinakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marinakis surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marinakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.31% less than the national average, earning R 182,256 per year; in United States they earn 27.97% more than the national average, earning $55,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Marinakis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis