Providakis Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Providakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 129 | 1:85,890 | 14,528 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Providakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Providakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Providakis is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Providakis? popularity and diffusion
Providakis is the 1,471,719th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Providakis live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Providakis is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 85,890. In Greece Providakis is most numerous in: Crete, where 84 percent are found, Attica, where 12 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 3 percent are found. Beside Greece it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providaki | 95 | 65 | / |
| Proviadakis | 95 | 16 | / |
| Providakes | 90 | 46 | / |
| Provydakis | 90 | 1 | / |
| Provydaki | 84 | 15 | / |
| Provatakis | 80 | 37 | / |
| Profitakis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Priftakis | 74 | 239 | / |
| Provataks | 74 | 1 | / |
| Provatakas | 70 | 1 | / |
| Preftokis | 63 | 14 | / |
| Preftakis | 63 | 1 | / |
| Preftakes | 53 | 29 | / |
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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 Providakis
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