Papazoglu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

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Papazoglu (Παπάζογλου) is a Greek surname. It consists of two words παπάζ ('priest' in Greek) and -oglu ('son' in Turkish). It means 'son of a priest'. The surname originated during the invasion and capture of the territory of modern Greece and the Balkan peninsula by the Seljuk Turks (15th century).

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Papazoglu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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Papazoglu Surname Meaning

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Papazoglu (Παπάζογλου) is a Greek surname. It consists of two words παπάζ ('priest' in Greek) and -oglu ('son' in Turkish). It means 'son of a priest'. The surname originated during the invasion and capture of the territory of modern Greece and the Balkan peninsula by the Seljuk Turks (15th century). This explains the Turkish family root -oglu in the surname.

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Papazoglu Demographics

Average Papazoglu Salary in
United States

$51,219 USD

Per year
Rank:
372,939 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.2067E-6
Rank: 523,228 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
118.7%
Sample size: 12 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Papazoglu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papazoglu (Georgian: პაპაზოგლუ, Russian: Папазоглу) has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Papazoglu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papazoglu? popularity and diffusion

Papazoglu is the 1,565,797th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. Papazoglu is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Papazoglu are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,257,159. In Argentina Papazoglu is most numerous in: Misiones Province, where 65 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 15 percent live and Corrientes Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Argentina this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Papazoglu Last Name Statistics demography

Papazoglu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $51,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papazoglus951/
Papazouglou901/
Papasoglu8981/
Popazoglu8939/
Papasoglou8415/
Papazaglou842/
Papazoglouová821/
Popozoglu7840/
Papoutzoglou761/
Papoutsoglou67446/
Papoussoglou671/
Popasaglu671/
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Papazoglu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papazoglu in the Georgian language
პაპაზოგლუpapazoglu-
Papazoglu in the Russian language
Папазоглуpapazoglu-

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