Paraskevopoulos Surname

68,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Paraskevopoulos Surname Definition:

“Servant of the Church of St. Paraskevi” in Greek.

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Paraskevopoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6,4421:1,72096
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Cyprus1251:7,079815
Australia781:346,09929,260
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
England271:2,063,63279,942
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France111:6,038,429280,838
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Paraskevopoulos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Servant of the Church of St. Paraskevi” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

(Greek) This surname means 'son of Paraskevas'.

- greekcatlover

Paraskevopoulos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paraskevopoulos occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paraskevopoulos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paraskevopoulos is the 68,821st most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,010,195 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Paraskevopoulos reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Paraskevopoulos is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 6,442 people, or 1 in 1,720. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 35 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 20 percent reside and Western Greece, where 16 percent reside. Besides Greece this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Paraskevopoulos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paraskevopoulos last name are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paraskevopoulos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.42% less than the national average, earning R 105,936 per year; in United States they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $52,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,344 CAD per year.

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