Thanakos Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Thanakos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanakos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece411:270,23940,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Thanakos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thanakos is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanakos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Thanakos is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Thanakos live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 270,239. In Greece Thanakos is most common in: Central Macedonia, where 98 percent live and Attica, where 2 percent live. Aside from Greece Thanakos exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live.

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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 Thanakos
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