Roussakis Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Roussakis Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the ancient Greek word roussos, which means 'red'. During the Byzantine empire, where hippodrome teams had a great amount of power in the empire, it was a team Reds, or how they called themselves Roussoi (plural of Roussos), until they rebelled to the emperor and a manslaughter occurred the biggest of the empire inside the hippodrome.

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Roussakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5341:20,7493,019
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia301:899,85754,700
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Roussakis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the ancient Greek word roussos, which means 'red'. During the Byzantine empire, where hippodrome teams had a great amount of power in the empire, it was a team Reds, or how they called themselves Roussoi (plural of Roussos), until they rebelled to the emperor and a manslaughter occurred the biggest of the empire inside the hippodrome. After that they diminished in numbers. After many years and depression to the Greeks from Ottoman Empire the ones who were characterised by their team became a surname. Some of them changed suffix and we obtained the 3 variants Roussos, Roussis, and Roussakis.

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Roussakis Last Name Facts

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

Roussakis occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Roussakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Roussakis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 462,174th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The surname Roussakis is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Roussakis are found; 74 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 534 people, or 1 in 20,749. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 41 percent are found, Crete, where 33 percent are found and South Aegean, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Greece this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Roussakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Roussakis are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roussakis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $46,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $59,125 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roussakies956/
Rousakis94951/
Russakis9468/
Rossakis9418/
Rousiakis8971/
Rousakkis891/
Rosakis885/
Rotsakis821/
Rososkis821/
Roushakes7811/
Raissakis781/
Rozakis75927/
Rasakis753/
Ruzakis751/
Roxakis751/
Raisakis71120/
Raysakis719/
Ruzaikis716/
Ruisakes716/
Rosaces636/
Rozakeas59111/
Reizakis5956/
Rasakhiz591/

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