Vlachos Surname

31,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vlachos Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who came from Italy (land of cattle).

Vlachos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece14,9001:74412
United States8261:438,81237,732
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Cyprus1881:4,707571
Australia1651:163,61016,947
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Germany1221:659,88151,431
England721:773,86242,299
Sweden671:146,96710,337
France511:1,302,406132,002
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Finland61:916,11741,832
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Vlachos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who came from Italy (land of cattle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vlachos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vlachos is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlachos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,513th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 430,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Vlachos reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 14,900 people, or 1 in 744. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 35 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 12 percent live and Western Greece, where 9 percent live. Apart from Greece this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Vlachos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vlachos last name are 0.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vlachos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,900 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.96% less than the national average, earning R 116,532 per year; in United States they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $49,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $53,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlaschos931/
Vlacos9237/
Vlacho9221/
Vlachou869,778/
Vlachas8690/
Blachos8624/
Wlachos8619/
Vlakhos8618/
Vlaicos861/
Vlahcos861/
Vlachosová824/
Vlahacos8032/
Vladcoss805/
Vlouchos805/
Villacos801/
Bliachos801/
Vlachá7758/
Vlacha7732/
Blacho7731/
Vlasho7716/
Vlakho7711/
Vlasos778/
Vlaxos775/
Vlacio771/
Blacos771/
Villacios751/
Villachou751/
Vlasach7132/
Vlassos7117/
Blascho7113/
Blacios7112/
Vlasios7111/
Blachas718/
Vlokhos716/
Blachou715/
Villachoux712/
Vlachasová712/
Vlasous711/
Vlachaj711/
Vlachau711/
Bleacho711/
Vlasoss711/
Villajos672,474/
Vlasa67786/
Vlačo67147/
Blouchos6793/
Vlasă6738/
Vlajo6726/
Vlasache6714/
Villacha6714/
Bliachas6711/
Vellajos678/
Villacas677/
Villacio677/
Vlatsios677/
Vlaso674/
Vlazo673/
Villasos673/
Villachã671/
Bellacos671/
Bloychos671/
Vellacha671/
Blachocz671/
Vloso671/
Vlouchou671/
Vlaço671/
Villazos671/

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