Sakelis Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sakelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece201:553,99069,165
Latvia201:102,50214,510
England111:5,065,278148,650
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Šakelis (5) are calculated separately.

Sakelis Last Name Facts

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

Sakelis (Russian: Сакелис) occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Šakelis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sakelis is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sakelis live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Sakelis is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 553,990. In Greece it is most numerous in: Crete, where 75 percent live, Attica, where 20 percent live and Peloponnese, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Greece it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 36 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakelis in the Russian language
Сакелисsakelis-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakelis
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