Papalexandrou Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Papalexandrou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papalexandrou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1921:57,7079,647
Cyprus601:14,7481,691
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Papalexandrou Last Name Facts

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

Papalexandrou has its highest incidence in Greece. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papalexandrou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papalexandrou is the 968,490th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Papalexandrou reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Papalexandrou is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 57,707. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 56 percent live, Thessaly, where 21 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 18 percent live. Other than Greece this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papalexandru962/
Papaalexandrou961/
Papalexandri88144/
Papalysandrou8521/
Papaleksandru851/
Papalyssandrou8114/
Popa-Alexandru811/
Bobb-Alexander591/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papalexandrou
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