Spanakis Surname
Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname
Spanakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,026 | 1:10,799 | 1,405 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Spanakis Demographics
Average Spanakis Salary in
United States
$66,073 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spanakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spanakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spanakis occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Spanakis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 330,363rd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,500,933 people. The last name Spanakis occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Spanakis live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
Spanakis is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 10,799. In Greece it is most numerous in: Crete, where 73 percent live, Attica, where 25 percent live and Central Greece, where 2 percent live. Aside from Greece this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.
Spanakis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Spanakis last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Spanakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.13% more than the national average, earning $66,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,792 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spana-Kis | 94 | 2 | / |
| Spanakos | 88 | 213 | / |
| Spinakis | 88 | 27 | / |
| Spanakas | 88 | 4 | / |
| Spanks | 86 | 257 | / |
| Spanachis | 82 | 32 | / |
| Spanics | 80 | 109 | / |
| Spankus | 80 | 88 | / |
| Spinkis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Spankos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sapounakis | 78 | 329 | / |
| Spnks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spangase | 75 | 4 | / |
| Spanokos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spanogas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spanksie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spinks | 71 | 15,136 | / |
| Scepaniks | 71 | 20 | / |
| Spenks | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sapounkis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Spunks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaponakis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spangs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapunakys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spainghaus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Špankus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Spinkus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Špinkis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sapounakes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Subanakyos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zapounakis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spangos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spangsø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cepanaukas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sponkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spangus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spinkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spienks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spaings | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spincks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Spanakis
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