Polycarpou Surname

197,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Polycarpou Surname User-submission:

This surname means: many fruits (fruitful).

Polycarpou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus1,8551:47764
England1601:348,23825,208
Akrotiri and Dhekelia381:20751
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Australia271:999,84158,390
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Polycarpou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: many fruits (fruitful).

- carpo

Polycarpou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polycarpou is found most frequently in Cyprus. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Polycarpou.

How Common Is The Last Name Polycarpou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,566th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,439,144 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Polycarpou reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Cyprus, where it is borne by 1,855 people, or 1 in 477. In Cyprus Polycarpou is most numerous in: Nicosia District, where 52 percent are found, Limassol District, where 36 percent are found and Paphos District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Cyprus this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Akrotiri and Dhekelia, where 2 percent are found.

Polycarpou Last Name Statistics demography

Polycarpou earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

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