Oikonomou Surname

24,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Oikonomou Surname User-submission:

Oikonomou (both for male and female) is a Greek surname and it's one of the rare occasions that men and women are using the exact same word.

Usually greek surnames are different between men n women, for example Papadopoulos for a man and Papadopoulou for a woman.

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Oikonomou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece21,3701:5184
England571:977,51048,999
Cyprus541:16,3871,852
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Oikonomou (15) may also be a first name.

Oikonomou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Oikonomou (both for male and female) is a Greek surname and it's one of the rare occasions that men and women are using the exact same word.

Usually greek surnames are different between men n women, for example Papadopoulos for a man and Papadopoulou for a woman.

Oikonomou comes from the Greek word, oikonomia, which means 'economy'. So some Greeks living abroad changed the spelling of their name into Economou, for example.

- stavroula_ormanidou

Oikonomou is the title of an ecclesiastical and political office dating back to the 4th century. The word refers to a person in charge of the financial management of a Diocese-bishopric, etc. Today it is a simple honorary title given to the married clergyman who holds the second degree of the priesthood.

- stefoik

Konomi in Albania is an ecclesiastical title related to orthodox faith. Ikonomi or Konomi is the title of the accountant priest in the orthodox church in Albania.

- skonomi

This surname means 'economist' or 'money manager'. It is from the top 50 surnames in Greece, sorted by most prevalent. A more 'anglicized' spelling is Economou.

- aristo

Oikonomou Last Name Facts

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

Oikonomou is found most frequently in Greece. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oikonomou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,935th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 336,685 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oikonomou live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Oikonomou is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 21,370 people, or 1 in 518. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 38 percent are found, Thessaly, where 14 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 13 percent are found. Other than Greece this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Oikonomou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oikonomou are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Oikonomou earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,786 USD per year.

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