Vasilopoulos Surname
Approximately 7,409 people bear this surname
Vasilopoulos Surname User-submission:
Vasilopoulos is a Greek surname meaning 'son of Basil' or 'son of the king'. Languages with Latin alphabets also spell it 'Vassilopoulos'. A Greek supermarket chain available in hundreds of Greek cities and towns (AB Vasilopoulos) is named after 2 brothers surnamed Vasilopoulos (Gerasimos and Charalampos).
Read More About This SurnameVasilopoulos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 6,664 | 1:1,663 | 89 |
| United States | 422 | 1:858,907 | 65,342 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Vasilopoulos Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Vasilopoulos is a Greek surname meaning 'son of Basil' or 'son of the king'. Languages with Latin alphabets also spell it 'Vassilopoulos'. A Greek supermarket chain available in hundreds of Greek cities and towns (AB Vasilopoulos) is named after 2 brothers surnamed Vasilopoulos (Gerasimos and Charalampos). These two brothers founded this chain in Athens in 1939 , 1yr before the entrance of Greece to WW2. They opened their first store in Voulis Street in Athens.
- aristoVasilopoulos Demographics
Average Male Vasilopoulos Height
174.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vasilopoulos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasilopoulos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vasilopoulos is found most frequently in Greece. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasilopoulos? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 67,191st most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 983,607 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Vasilopoulos are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 6,664 people, or 1 in 1,663. In Greece Vasilopoulos is mostly found in: Attica, where 42 percent live, Western Greece, where 23 percent live and Peloponnese, where 15 percent live. Aside from Greece it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Vasilopoulos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vasilopoulos surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vasilopoulos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.54% more than the national average, earning $55,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $58,359 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vassilopoulos | 96 | 520 | / |
| Vasilopulos | 96 | 63 | / |
| Vasilpoulos | 96 | 6 | / |
| Vasilopoulous | 96 | 4 | / |
| Vaslopoulos | 96 | 1 | / |
| Vassilopulos | 92 | 7 | / |
| Vasilopolous | 92 | 5 | / |
| Vasalopoulos | 92 | 5 | / |
| Vaselopoulos | 92 | 4 | / |
| Vasolopoulos | 92 | 4 | / |
| Vasillopulos | 92 | 2 | / |
| Vasilopoulas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vasilopoulus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vesilopoulos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vasilopoylos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vasileiopoulos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vassilopolos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vassilopoulous | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vasilopoilos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vassilopolous | 88 | 2 | / |
| Vassilopoulus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vaselopulos | 87 | 80 | / |
| Vasilopylos | 87 | 1 | / |
| Vasilopuols | 87 | 1 | / |
| Vaselopuls | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vaseloplos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fasoulopoulos | 80 | 20 | / |
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