Papazoglou Surname

67,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Papazoglou Surname User-submission:

The surname Papazoglou comes from two elements:

papas, a Greek word for 'priest.'

-oglou, a suffix of Turkish origin meaning 'son of.'

Together, Papazoglou means 'son of a priest.'

Papazoglou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6,6731:1,66088
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Germany971:829,95360,372
France451:1,476,060142,161
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Cyprus71:126,4118,331
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Papazoglou (19) may also be a first name.

Papazoglou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Papazoglou comes from two elements:

papas, a Greek word for 'priest.'

-oglou, a suffix of Turkish origin meaning 'son of.'

Together, Papazoglou means 'son of a priest.'

- Britannica

Papazoglou Last Name Facts

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

Papazoglou is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papazoglou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papazoglou is the 67,740th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 992,583 people. Papazoglou is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Papazoglou live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Papazoglou is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

It is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 6,673 people, or 1 in 1,660. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 34 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 25 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 19 percent live. Besides Greece this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Papazoglou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Papazoglou last name are 14.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Papazoglou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.83% more than the national average, earning R 574,680 per year; in United States they earn 33.87% more than the national average, earning $57,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning $59,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papazoglu95131/
Papazoglo9525/
Papzoglou952/
Papazouglou951/
Papasoglou9015/
Papazaglou902/
Papazogloy901/
Popazoglo84315/
Papasoglu8481/
Popazoglu8439/
Papazoğlu8437/
Papozoglo845/
Popozoglo74184/
Popozoglu7440/
Papoussoglou731/
Popazgholo701/

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