Stavros Surname

191,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Stavros Surname User-submission:

Stavros is a Greek surname, denoting a descendant of Stavros or Stavroula ('cross').

Stavros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2961:279,67526,090
Greece6331:17,5042,464
Australia751:359,94330,133
Cyprus281:31,6033,400
Chile221:800,74917,445
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Albania121:242,83814,515
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Comoros11:749,524685
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Stavros (63,316) may also be a first name.

Stavros Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stavros is a Greek surname, denoting a descendant of Stavros or Stavroula ('cross').

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Stavros means 'cross' from the Greek word σταυρός.

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Stavros Last Name Facts

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

Stavros (Georgian: სტავროს) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stavros? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 191,129th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,303,511 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Stavros live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 15,164th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 63,316 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,296 people, or 1 in 279,675. In The United States Stavros is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Stavros occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Stavros Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stavros last name are 2.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stavros earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 293.5% more than the national average, earning R 935,100 per year; in United States they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $51,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning $58,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stavrous937/
Stavrois931/
Stavro921,065/
Stavrou8613,604/
Stavras8693/
Stavroa8611/
Stavroy867/
Stabros862/
Stavrot861/
Stavrod861/
Stavrosova822/
Stavrosová821/
Stavreus8010/
Stavrash806/
Stabrous800/
Stawro7716/
Stavra7712/
Stovro7710/
Stabro774/
Stavrat7127/
Stavrozova716/
Stavrasova712/
Stavrau711/
Stavrach6734/
Stavrache636/
Stovra622/
Stabra621/
Shtainpras591/
Staubra570/

Stavros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stavros in the Georgian language
სტავროსstavros-

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