Xanthos Surname

309,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Xanthos Surname Definition:

(German) The golden or yellow-haired man.

Xanthos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6701:16,5372,294
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Cyprus931:9,5151,105
Australia611:442,55234,724
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Xanthos (324) may also be a first name.

Xanthos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The golden or yellow-haired man.

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

Xanthos Last Name Facts

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

Xanthos occurs most in Greece. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xanthos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 309,963rd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,993,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Xanthos reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Xanthos is also the 487,350th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 324 people.

Xanthos is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 16,537. In Greece Xanthos is most prevalent in: Attica, where 25 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 23 percent reside and South Aegean, where 11 percent reside. Other than Greece Xanthos is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Cyprus, where 8 percent reside.

Xanthos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Xanthos are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Xanthos earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.05% more than the national average, earning $55,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xantos9244/
Xantho9214/
Xanthou86684/
Santhos86135/
Xanthas8677/
Zanthos8627/
Xanthus8620/
Xsantos861/
Xanto8316/
Santhosh8019,588/
Santhose8014/
Santos774,388,558/
Xantus7798/
Zantos7775/
Xantha777/
Xontho776/
Xantas771/
Xantah771/
Santhouse75144/
Shanthosh7523/
Gsanthosh755/
Ssanthosh754/
Santhoshe754/
Ksanthosh754/
Saanthosh751/
Jsanthosh751/
Sandthosh751/
Santhoshs751/
Santhoosh751/
Santhhosh751/
Santthosh751/
Santosh7124,748/
Santtos71290/
Santoss71205/
Sainthouse71130/
Chantos71107/
Santose7195/
Santoos7171/
Saantos7155/
Sanntos7154/
Santosd7142/
Shantos7133/
Santous7132/
Ssantos7123/
Gsantos7121/
Santois7116/
Sasntos7113/
Siantos7112/
Santosc7110/
Santgos718/
Ksantos715/
Santods714/
Sonthos713/
Santhas713/
Sandtos713/
Saintos713/
Samntos713/
Szantos712/
Santhoj712/
Hsantos712/
Santoys711/
Sãantos711/
Sanhtos711/
Shantthosh711/
Santhoc711/
Xantusz711/
Shantosh67167/
Santhouz6795/
D'Santos6753/
Santouse6751/
Chantois6743/
Sanntosh6732/
Santoshe6718/
Santoosh6717/
Santhaus679/
Saintost677/
Xanta674/
Sonthosh674/
Sanhtosh674/
Ssantosh674/
Saantosh673/
Santhash673/
Ksantosh673/
Samthosh672/
Chantose672/
Zzsantos671/
Santosjh671/
Santosss671/
Sandtosh671/
Gsantosh671/
Chantous671/

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