Xanthou Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Xanthou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xanthou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5421:20,4422,971
Cyprus1291:6,860794
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Xanthou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Xanthou occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Xanthou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Xanthou is the 485,771st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Xanthou live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Xanthou is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 542 people, or 1 in 20,442. In Greece Xanthou is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 26 percent live, Attica, where 22 percent live and Thessaly, where 16 percent live. Apart from Greece it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Xanthou Last Name Statistics demography

Xanthou earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.73% more than the national average, earning R 265,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xantho9214/
Xanthos861,216/
Santhou86130/
Xanthus8620/
Xanto8316/
Santhouz8095/
Chanthou8039/
Santhu77664/
Zantou77662/
Santho77553/
Santou77300/
Xantus7798/
Xantos7744/
Xantha777/
Xontho776/
Zanthu771/
Šantho771/
Xantah771/
Xhantu771/
Santohoue755/
Chantho711,584/
Santhoi71841/
Santouh71749/
Santhop71194/
Santhos71135/
Xanthas7177/
Chanthu7163/
Szantho7159/
Shantou7143/
Chantou7136/
Santous7132/
Siantou7130/
Santoux7125/
Shanthu7121/
Shantho7118/
Santhus7117/
Santhot718/
Santhoo718/
Saintou717/
Santhoe715/
Xanthea714/
Saintho712/
Seantho712/
Santhoj712/
Santhut711/
Santheu711/
Santhud711/
Santhoh711/
Sannthu711/
Santouy711/
Saanthu711/
Xantusz711/
Xsantos711/
Zonthou711/
Santout711/
Santo6789,907/
Santhosh6719,588/
Santu675,732/
Chanthop67496/
Zanto67478/
Saintout67206/
Chantout67197/
Chanthau67131/
Xantheas6730/
Chanthot6729/
Chanthoi6727/
Chantoux6723/
Chanthup6723/
Shantout6718/
Zantu6713/
Santhaus679/
Chanthui675/
Santhoji675/
Xanta674/
Chantouh673/
Shantouh673/
Çanto672/
Chanthod672/
Santhush671/
Shantoud671/
Shantouz671/
Saintoux671/
Santhoya671/
Çantu671/
Santhayu671/
Santhodh671/
Santhott671/
Santhuss671/
Chantous671/
Santoush671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Xanthou
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