Tsakiri Surname

168,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Tsakiri Surname User-submission:

It is a Greek surname, with a masculine variant being Τσακίρης, and a feminine being Τσακίρη. It means 'gray eyed' or 'blue eyed'. It comes from the Turkish word çakır, meaning 'gray eye color' or 'blue eye color'.

Tsakiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,5071:4,420441
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Tsakiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Greek surname, with a masculine variant being Τσακίρης, and a feminine being Τσακίρη. It means 'gray eyed' or 'blue eyed'. It comes from the Turkish word çakır, meaning 'gray eye color' or 'blue eye color'.

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Tsakiri Last Name Facts

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

Tsakiri is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsakiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 168,902nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,850,038 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Tsakiri reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 2,507 people, or 1 in 4,420. In Greece it is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 33 percent live, Attica, where 30 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 15 percent live. Apart from Greece this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Tsakiri Last Name Statistics demography

Tsakiri earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.2% more than the national average, earning $75,167 USD per year.

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Dzakiri7110/
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