Polykarpos Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Polykarpos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Polykarpos (1,348) may also be a first name.
Polykarpos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polykarpos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Polykarpos is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Polykarpos click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polykarpos? popularity and diffusion
The surname Polykarpos is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Polykarpos occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Polykarpos are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Polykarpos is also the 213,757th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,348 people.
It is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 307,772. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 94 percent are found, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 3 percent are found and Western Greece, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Greece it is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polykarpous | 95 | 12 | / |
| Polykarpus | 90 | 12 | / |
| Polycarpos | 90 | 3 | / |
| Polikarpos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Polycarpose | 86 | 1 | / |
| Polikarpus | 80 | 133 | / |
| Polycarpus | 80 | 5 | / |
| Policarpos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Policarpus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pulicarpos | 70 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Polykarpos
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