Papakosta Surname

183,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Papakosta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papakosta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,1961:5,045512
Cyprus641:13,8261,599
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Albania101:291,40615,585
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Papakosta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papakosta (Russian: Папакоста) is most common in Greece. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Papakosta.

How Common Is The Last Name Papakosta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papakosta is the 183,651st most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,152,053 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Papakosta live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 2,196 people, or 1 in 5,045. In Greece Papakosta is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 34 percent reside, Thessaly, where 18 percent reside and Epirus, where 13 percent reside. Not including Greece it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Papakosta Last Name Statistics demography

Papakosta earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $53,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Papakosta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papakosta in the Russian language
Папакостаpapakosta-

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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
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  • 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 Papakosta
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