Paterakis Surname

151,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Paterakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paterakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,4181:4,582467
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Chile361:489,34612,617
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Paterakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paterakis occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paterakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paterakis is the 151,889th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,513,814 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Paterakis live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 2,418 people, or 1 in 4,582. In Greece Paterakis is most common in: Crete, where 60 percent reside, Attica, where 27 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Greece this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Paterakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paterakis surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Paterakis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning $42,763 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paterakis
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