Papacostas Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Papacostas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papacostas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus1971:4,492546
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Greece391:284,09742,188
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Papacostas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papacostas occurs most in Cyprus. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papacostas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 706,244th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname Papacostas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Papacostas reside; 57 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Papacostas is most frequently used in Cyprus, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 4,492. In Cyprus it is mostly found in: Limassol District, where 52 percent are found, Larnaca District, where 28 percent are found and Nicosia District, where 13 percent are found. Besides Cyprus Papacostas occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Greece, where 9 percent are found.

Papacostas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Papacostas last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Papacostas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning R 253,368 per year; in United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $49,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papacosta95483/
Pappacostas9513/
Papakostas903,911/
Papacostea9033/
Pappakostas8628/
Papachastas861/
Papakosta842,312/
Papakotas841/
Papakostos803/
Papakota781/
Papakata671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papacostas
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