Stavrou Surname

38,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Stavrou Surname User-submission:

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

Stavrou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6,4471:1,71994
Cyprus4,4921:19722
United States7431:487,83241,220
England7311:76,2228,626
Australia5401:49,9926,225
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Akrotiri and Dhekelia1131:7020
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Belgium351:328,47637,084
France231:2,887,944200,772
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Panama61:652,04310,051
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Stavrou (197) may also be a first name.

Stavrou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Stavrou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stavrou occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stavrou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,658th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 535,691 people. The surname Stavrou occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Stavrou live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 197 people.

This surname is most common in Greece, where it is held by 6,447 people, or 1 in 1,719. In Greece Stavrou is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 42 percent are found, Epirus, where 17 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Greece Stavrou exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Stavrou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stavrou last name are 7.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stavrou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81% more than the national average, earning R 430,128 per year; in United States they earn 29% more than the national average, earning $55,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.36% more than the national average, earning $63,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stavrous937/
Stavro921,065/
Stavru9297/
Stavros862,206/
Stavroa8611/
Stavrus869/
Stavroy867/
Stavrue862/
Stavrod861/
Stavrui861/
Stavroe861/
Stavrau861/
Stavrot861/
Stavreus8010/
Stavrois801/
Stabrous800/
Stawro7716/
Stavra7712/
Stovro7710/
Stabro774/
Stavras7193/
Stavrat7127/
Staubru712/
Stabros712/
Stavrea712/
Stavrey711/
Stabrau711/
Stavrach6734/
Stabrodt6727/
Stabroth6715/
Stavrash676/
Stavreas676/
Stahbrodt632/
Stovra622/
Stabra621/
Stabrey57125/
Stompro5778/
Stabrat572/
Stabrie570/
Staubra570/
Shtabrat5355/
Stabreit537/
Staubrey533/
Steibruch501/

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