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 surname Tsakiris is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsakiris? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsakiris is the 92,760th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,415,057 people. The last name Tsakiris occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Tsakiris are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Tsakiris is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname Tsakiris is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 4,372 people, or 1 in 2,534. In Greece Tsakiris is mostly found in: Attica, where 31 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 29 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Greece it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Tsakiris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tsakiris are 10.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.75% registered with the 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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