Theofanou Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Theofanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theofanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece631:175,87028,388
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Theofanou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theofanou occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theofanou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Theofanou reside; 77 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Theofanou is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 175,870. In Greece it is mostly found in: Western Macedonia, where 54 percent reside, Attica, where 33 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Greece this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theofano942/
Teofano8811/
Teofanu881/
Theophanou841/
Teofanos821/
Theophano7819/
Teofana753/
Teofanej711/
Theophonous701/
Tiofouna591/

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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
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  • 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 Theofanou
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