Souvlaki Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Souvlaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souvlaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus351:25,2822,810
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Souvlaki (26) may also be a first name.

Souvlaki Last Name Facts

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

Souvlaki is more frequently found in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Souvlaki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Souvlaki occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Souvlaki reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

It is most common in Cyprus, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 25,282. In Cyprus Souvlaki is primarily concentrated in: Nicosia District, where 94 percent are found, Larnaca District, where 3 percent are found and Limassol District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Cyprus this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souvlakis9468/
Savlaki801/
Savlakis7535/
Sowlakis7524/
Suwlaski751/
Sablaki676/
Savlake672/
Savlaka672/
Zowlaki671/
Sablacki634/
Savlakhe631/
Savlouskis561/
Zawlacki5012/
Zowlocki507/
Zavlacky505/
Zablacki503/
Závlacký502/
Chavlake501/

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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 Souvlaki
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