Papadakis Surname

33,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Papadakis Surname User-submission:

Papa (Παπα) is a 'father' (priest) and -akis or -aki (Άκης or Άκη) is a Cretan suffix.

Papadakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece13,2061:83920
United States1,0281:352,58731,585
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Cyprus2281:3,881467
Australia1851:145,92315,562
England1201:464,31730,397
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Germany921:875,05962,702
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Denmark151:376,31425,792
France141:4,744,480251,814
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Wales71:442,07621,198
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Papadakis (17) may also be a first name.

Papadakis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Papa (Παπα) is a 'father' (priest) and -akis or -aki (Άκης or Άκη) is a Cretan suffix.

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Papadakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papadakis (Russian: Пападакис) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Papadakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Papadakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,739th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 463,231 people. The last name Papadakis is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Papadakis reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Papadakis is also the 2,694,839th most common forename worldwide, borne by 17 people.

The last name Papadakis is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 13,206 people, or 1 in 839. In Greece Papadakis is most prevalent in: Crete, where 49 percent reside, Attica, where 30 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 6 percent reside. Barring Greece this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Papadakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Papadakis last name are 14.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Papadakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.03% more than the national average, earning R 594,156 per year; in United States they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $49,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $55,709 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pappadakis95168/
Papadaskis951/
Papadhakis951/
Pappadackis9015/
Pappaadakis901/
Papadakes8940/
Papadacis894/
Popadakis892/
Papadakisová865/
Papoudakis8449/
Pappadakes8433/
Popodakis7820/

Papadakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papadakis in the Russian language
Пападакисpapadakis-

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