Papanikou Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Papanikou Surname User-submission:

Nikolaou comes from the christian Saint Nicolas who was thought to be a protector of sailors and children on the island.

Papanikou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5401:20,5182,984
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Papanikou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nikolaou comes from the christian Saint Nicolas who was thought to be a protector of sailors and children on the island.

- nicolenicolaou

Papanikou Last Name Facts

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

Papanikou is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papanikou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 574,640th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Papanikou live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 20,518. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 31 percent are found, Western Macedonia, where 21 percent are found and Western Greece, where 19 percent are found. Barring Greece this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pappanikou9519/
Papanika82135/
Papanicu822/
Papanico821/
Papanikas78242/
Papanicos781/
Papanuka711/
Papanica711/
Popanica5941/
Papanecat561/

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