Papapetrou Surname

189,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Papapetrou Surname User-submission:

A Greek surname, meaning 'Petros the Holy Father' (a priest named Peter).

Papapetrou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,3961:7,937949
Cyprus6231:1,420189
England701:795,97243,050
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154

Papapetrou (10) may also be a first name.

Papapetrou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Greek surname, meaning 'Petros the Holy Father' (a priest named Peter).

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Papapetrou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papapetrou is most common in Greece. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Papapetrou.

How Common Is The Last Name Papapetrou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papapetrou is the 189,000th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,259,189 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Papapetrou live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 1,396 people, or 1 in 7,937. In Greece Papapetrou is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 42 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 24 percent are found and Central Greece, where 6 percent are found. Beside Greece it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 28 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Papapetrou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Papapetrou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning R 335,712 per year; in United States they earn 35.05% less than the national average, earning $28,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.65% more than the national average, earning $72,859 CAD per year.

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