Sapounakis Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Sapounakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapounakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2661:41,6536,723
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sapounakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapounakis occurs most in Greece. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapounakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sapounakis is the 837,371st most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Sapounakis reside; 81 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 41,653. In Greece Sapounakis is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 39 percent live, Crete, where 31 percent live and Peloponnese, where 18 percent live. Outside of Greece Sapounakis exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Sapounakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sapounakis last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Sapounakis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $47,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapounaki95127/
Sapounakes903/
Zapounakis902/
Zaponakis841/
Zapounaki841/
Sapunakys841/
Sapunaka781/
Zaponaki781/
Copanakis631/
Chatphatnakit5229/
Chaiphatnakit526/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sapounakis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis