Papakis Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Papakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece851:130,35021,743
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Papakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papakis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papakis is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Papakis reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 130,350. In Greece Papakis is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 42 percent are found, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 28 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Greece this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papadkis934/
Papaki92153/
Papakoise886/
Papakie8634/
Papakai8611/
Papakhi8610/
Papakes862/
Papazki862/
Papakiy861/
Popakis861/
Poupakis8099/
Papakyts8010/
Peapakai804/
Paphakai801/
Paphakij801/
Papakese801/
Papakujs801/
Papaikai801/
Paipatki801/
Papake771,563/
Papaka77363/
Papaqui711,056/
Papaker71565/
Pappaka71445/
Papakka71199/
Papayka71180/
Papakha71105/
Poupaki7179/
Papakee7126/
Papaika7113/
Paupake719/
Papachi718/
Papouki718/
Pepekis715/
Paspake715/
Papeaka713/
Papakay713/
Paipaka712/
Papakhe711/
Paapake711/
Paphaka711/
Papocki711/
Paposki711/
Popakic711/
Poopaki711/
Phapake711/
Popakki711/
Papeckys679/
Papakhee675/
Papakaya674/
Pappakka674/
Popakait672/
Papahkee671/
Phaphaka671/
Papakkhe671/
Papacchi671/
Pappachi671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papakis
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