Pappadopoulos Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pappadopoulos Surname Definition:

(Greek) The son of the priest.

Pappadopoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Pappadopoulos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Greek) The son of the priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pappadopoulos Last Name Facts

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

Pappadopoulos is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pappadopoulos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Pappadopoulos is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Pappadopoulos reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 30 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Pappadopoulos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pappadopoulos surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pappadopoulos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2700.47% more than the national average, earning R 6,654,980 per year and in United States they earn 58.72% more than the national average, earning $68,485 USD per year.

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