Papanikas Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Papanikas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papanikas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2311:47,9647,858
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Papanikas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papanikas occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Papanikas.

How Common Is The Last Name Papanikas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Papanikas reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Papanikas is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 47,964. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 60 percent reside, Epirus, where 23 percent reside and Central Greece, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Papanikas Last Name Statistics demography

Papanikas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Papanikas
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