Thanasis Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Thanasis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanasis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3711:29,8654,622
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Thanasis (3,200) may also be a first name.

Thanasis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thanasis occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanasis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thanasis is the 699,651st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Thanasis live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Thanasis is also the 126,940th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,200 people.

The surname Thanasis is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 29,865. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 32 percent live, Epirus, where 18 percent live and Thessaly, where 11 percent live. Besides Greece Thanasis is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent live and Cyprus, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanassis945/
Thanatsis943/
Tanasis938/
Tanasits8810/
Thanasest821/
Tanasić803,358/
Tanasič806/
Tanajis801/
Tanousis75108/
Tangacis754/
Tanasich751/
Tannousis7112/
Tanoutsis712/
Thanagesh711/
Tenesis678/
Taneses673/
Tanajes673/
Tanazes672/
Tanašić671/
Tanaciz671/
Tongnagis591/
Teneses5315/
Tenešis531/
Tanojice508/
Tenesses504/
Tanouces501/

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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 Thanasis
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