Nikolopoulos Surname

54,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Nikolopoulos Surname User-submission:

Nikolopoulos is a common Greek surname, mostly used in the area of Peloponisos, Greece. It consists of two words, the one being the Greek name Nikos and the other one being -poulos, which is used to indicate that someone is a descendant or the child of someone.

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Nikolopoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8,6411:1,28246
United States4161:871,29666,093
Canada921:400,49635,373
Australia761:355,20729,862
England371:1,505,89364,828
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Sweden221:447,58032,003
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nikolopoulos Surname Meaning

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Nikolopoulos is a common Greek surname, mostly used in the area of Peloponisos, Greece. It consists of two words, the one being the Greek name Nikos and the other one being -poulos, which is used to indicate that someone is a descendant or the child of someone. So the surname Nikolopoulos means 'son of Nikos'. The female equivalent is Nikolopoulou.

- kwnnos

Nikolopoulos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikolopoulos has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nikolopoulos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolopoulos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,404th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 779,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Nikolopoulos live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Nikolopoulos is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 8,641 people, or 1 in 1,282. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 38 percent live, Western Greece, where 31 percent live and Peloponnese, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Greece it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Nikolopoulos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikolopoulos last name are 1.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Nikolopoulos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 444% more than the national average, earning R 1,292,740 per year; in United States they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $43,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.26% less than the national average, earning $43,097 CAD per year.

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