Zalavras Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Zalavras Surname User-submission:
According to an unconfirmed, oral history, the original form of the surname was Zaravoutis. Members of the family bearing that name are said to have fled their village of Souli in Epirus, Greece during the Turkish-Albanian rule of Ali-Pasha and found refuge in Ioannina, where they changed the family name to Zalavras.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 121 | 1:91,569 | 15,456 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Zalavras Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
According to an unconfirmed, oral history, the original form of the surname was Zaravoutis. Members of the family bearing that name are said to have fled their village of Souli in Epirus, Greece during the Turkish-Albanian rule of Ali-Pasha and found refuge in Ioannina, where they changed the family name to Zalavras.
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Where Does The Last Name Zalavras Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zalavras occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalavras? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Zalavras are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 91,569. In Greece it is mostly found in: Thessaly, where 68 percent are found, Epirus, where 18 percent are found and Attica, where 12 percent are found. Beside Greece this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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