Theodoropoulos Surname

59,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Theodoropoulos Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Theodore', which itself comes from the Greek theos and doron for 'God' and 'gift', i.e. 'gift of God' or 'given by God', or 'God has given'. Various varieties exist but this surname tends to be prevalent in the Southern Balkans, in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, suggesting by the language and location that it is of ancient origins of someone who had been initially a Greek speaker.

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Theodoropoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7,3531:1,50773
United States5501:659,01652,733
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
England291:1,921,31276,208
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Austria141:608,24554,975
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Theodoropoulos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Theodore', which itself comes from the Greek theos and doron for 'God' and 'gift', i.e. 'gift of God' or 'given by God', or 'God has given'. Various varieties exist but this surname tends to be prevalent in the Southern Balkans, in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, suggesting by the language and location that it is of ancient origins of someone who had been initially a Greek speaker.

- danphilipptodd

This surname means 'gift of God'; from the Greek theos and doron, meaning 'God' and 'gift'. This Slavic patrimonial refers to a descendant of Theodor. In the Greek the variant is Theodoropoulos, in the English the surname is Tudor, the French Theodoric, in the Croatian it is the same or Todoric, the Romanian Todorici, Theodorov is most common in the Bulgarian. Many other variants exist.

- danphilipptodd

Theodoropoulos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Theodoropoulos is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Theodoropoulos.

How Common Is The Last Name Theodoropoulos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 59,823rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 864,580 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Theodoropoulos reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 7,353 people, or 1 in 1,507. In Greece it is most common in: Attica, where 38 percent are found, Western Greece, where 30 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 12 percent are found. Beside Greece it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Theodoropoulos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Theodoropoulos surname are 11.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Theodoropoulos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 180.48% more than the national average, earning R 666,516 per year; in United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.55% more than the national average, earning $59,397 CAD per year.

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