Tsakiri Surname
Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2,507 | 1:4,420 | 441 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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'.
- theo1899Tsakiri Demographics
Average Tsakiri Salary in
United States
$75,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsiakiri | 93 | 229 | / |
| Tsakkiri | 93 | 15 | / |
| Tsakkiris | 88 | 15 | / |
| Tsagkiris | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tsiagkiri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tsakiriss | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tsekiri | 86 | 171 | / |
| Tsakyri | 86 | 30 | / |
| Tzakiri | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tsakira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsekhiri | 80 | 105 | / |
| Tsuikiri | 80 | 40 | / |
| Tsakyris | 80 | 37 | / |
| Tsakeris | 80 | 19 | / |
| Tsakires | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tchakiri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zakiri | 77 | 731 | / |
| Cakiri | 77 | 13 | / |
| Çakiri | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ćakiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chakiri | 71 | 6,558 | / |
| Tsekeri | 71 | 104 | / |
| Zakirai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Dzakiri | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zakhiri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zakiriy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tsekuri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsokuri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zahkiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakairi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakirie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaakiri | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tsakeres | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chaikiri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zakhairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakirio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchakire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaikairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhakiri | 67 | 1 | / |
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