Tsakiris Surname
Approximately 5,150 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4,372 | 1:2,534 | 192 |
| United States | 323 | 1:1,122,164 | 80,931 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
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'.
- theo1899Tsakiris Demographics
Average Tsakiris Salary in
United States
$48,837 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsiakiris | 94 | 659 | / |
| Tsakirgis | 94 | 18 | / |
| Tsakkiris | 94 | 15 | / |
| Tsakirios | 94 | 15 | / |
| Tsakiries | 94 | 12 | / |
| Tsagkiris | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tsakiriss | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tsiagkiris | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tsakyris | 88 | 37 | / |
| Tsakeris | 88 | 19 | / |
| Tsakires | 88 | 11 | / |
| Tsaciris | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tzakiris | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tsakyrios | 82 | 73 | / |
| Tsachiris | 82 | 1 | / |
| Çakiris | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsiakoyris | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tsekeris | 75 | 236 | / |
| Chakiris | 75 | 96 | / |
| Tsakeres | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ttsakyrys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caqiris | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chakeris | 63 | 31 | / |
| Chakires | 63 | 18 | / |
| Chackeris | 59 | 6 | / |
| Chakeres | 50 | 80 | / |
| Zekerish | 50 | 5 | / |
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