Tsakiris Surname

92,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Tsakiris 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'.

Tsakiris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,3721:2,534192
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Canada891:413,99536,402
France471:1,413,249138,595
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England161:3,482,379114,324
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Wales51:618,90625,852
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Tsakiris (14) may also be a first name.

Tsakiris 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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Tsakiris Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsakiris is found most in Greece. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsakiris? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,760th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,415,057 people. The last name Tsakiris is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Tsakiris reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Tsakiris is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 4,372 people, or 1 in 2,534. In Greece Tsakiris is most frequent in: Attica, where 31 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 29 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 12 percent live. Beside Greece this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Tsakiris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tsakiris surname are 10.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tsakiris earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.57% less than the national average, earning R 136,464 per year; in United States they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning $48,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $53,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsiakiris94659/
Tsakirgis9418/
Tsakkiris9415/
Tsakirios9415/
Tsakiries9412/
Tsagkiris941/
Tsakiriss941/
Tsiagkiris892/
Tsakyris8837/
Tsakeris8819/
Tsakires8811/
Tsaciris882/
Tzakiris882/
Tsakyrios8273/
Tsachiris821/
Çakiris801/
Tsiakoyris781/
Tsekeris75236/
Chakiris7596/
Tsakeres7516/
Ttsakyrys711/
Caqiris676/
Chakeris6331/
Chakires6318/
Chackeris596/
Chakeres5080/
Zekerish505/

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