Spanakis Surname

330,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Spanakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spanakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,0261:10,7991,405
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Spanakis Last Name Facts

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

Spanakis is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 330,363rd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,500,933 people. Spanakis is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Spanakis reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 1,026 people, or 1 in 10,799. In Greece Spanakis is mostly found in: Crete, where 73 percent live, Attica, where 25 percent live and Central Greece, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Greece Spanakis occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Spanakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spanakis are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being 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.

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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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