Mavrogiannis Surname

232,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Mavrogiannis Surname User-submission:

This Greek surname is a compound word, meaning 'black John'. It's beared by thousands of Greeks.

Mavrogiannis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,5691:7,062828
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Mavrogiannis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This Greek surname is a compound word, meaning 'black John'. It's beared by thousands of Greeks.

- aristo

Mavrogiannis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mavrogiannis is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavrogiannis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,309th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,193,064 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Mavrogiannis live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 1,569 people, or 1 in 7,062. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 35 percent live, South Aegean, where 12 percent live and Thessaly, where 11 percent live. Excluding Greece it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Mavrogiannis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mavrogiannis are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

The amount Mavrogiannis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.58% more than the national average, earning R 495,660 per year; in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $47,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavrogianni96910/
Mavrogianis9659/
Mavroyiannis9250/
Mavragiannis921/
Mavrogianneas8817/
Mavrogianes8711/
Mavrojianis871/
Mavrojannis871/
Mavrogiannea831/
Mavrojani761/

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