Samaropoulos Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Samaropoulos Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to an ancestor who made saddles. It comes from the Greek word, σαμάρι, meaning 'saddle'.

Samaropoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece551:201,45131,872
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Samaropoulos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to an ancestor who made saddles. It comes from the Greek word, σαμάρι, meaning 'saddle'.

- smashtf

Samaropoulos Last Name Facts

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

Samaropoulos is found most frequently in Greece. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samaropoulos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaropoulos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Samaropoulos are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 201,451. In Greece Samaropoulos is most numerous in: Thessaly, where 49 percent reside, Attica, where 47 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Samaropoulos Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Samaropoulos earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning R 261,492 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samaropoulou9281/
Zmaropulos821/
Chamatropulos8015/
Chamatropulo7513/
Samariapaulus721/
Samir Poles705/
Samara Bulhoes692/
Samara Belas581/
Simao Robles581/

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