Papageorgiou Surname

19,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Papageorgiou Surname User-submission:

Papageorgiou is a Greek surname beared by almost 28K people, one of the most common in Greece. It is also one of the most prevalent Greek surnames prefixed with 'Papa'. This surname means 'priest George' and it can also mean 'priest George's descendant'.

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Papageorgiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece23,7131:4673
Cyprus2,0551:43156
United States5821:622,78250,324
Australia4901:55,0936,756
England2491:223,76718,807
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Germany1501:536,70344,788
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Belgium801:143,70820,372
France651:1,021,888113,182
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Norway91:571,36544,190
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

Papageorgiou (54) may also be a first name.

Papageorgiou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Papageorgiou is a Greek surname beared by almost 28K people, one of the most common in Greece. It is also one of the most prevalent Greek surnames prefixed with 'Papa'. This surname means 'priest George' and it can also mean 'priest George's descendant'.

- aristo

Papageorgiou is made by two words. The first is papa which means 'the man in the church' and the second is the name George. Holders of this surname will likely be descendants of a priest named George.

- georgemal

Papageorgiou Last Name Facts

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

Papageorgiou occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papageorgiou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papageorgiou is the 19,610th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 260,502 people. The surname Papageorgiou is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Papageorgiou are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 23,713 people, or 1 in 467. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 38 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 15 percent are found and Thessaly, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Greece this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Papageorgiou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papageorgiou last name are 14.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Papageorgiou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.15% more than the national average, earning 419,283 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.69% more than the national average, earning R 460,272 per year; in United States they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning $54,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $56,762 CAD per year.

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