Zotos Surname

177,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Zotos Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'master', 'priest' and 'sir'. It originated from a minority group, called Arvanites, which was mainly living in the north west part of Greece. This group was a mixed race of Greek and Albanian origins, that was speaking a combination of the two languages and supported Christianity.

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Zotos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,8041:6,142678
United States4241:854,85665,098
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Australia441:613,53943,545
Albania191:153,37111,939
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Zotos (114) may also be a first name.

Zotos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'master', 'priest' and 'sir'. It originated from a minority group, called Arvanites, which was mainly living in the north west part of Greece. This group was a mixed race of Greek and Albanian origins, that was speaking a combination of the two languages and supported Christianity. This family was one of the most respected ones in the general area of Ioannina.

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Zotos Last Name Facts

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

Zotos is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zotos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zotos is the 177,383rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,021,371 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Zotos live; 76 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Zotos is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 114 people.

Zotos is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 1,804 people, or 1 in 6,142. In Greece Zotos is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 45 percent are found, Epirus, where 19 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 8 percent are found. Besides Greece this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Zotos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zotos are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Zotos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.67% more than the national average, earning R 519,636 per year and in United States they earn 21.74% more than the national average, earning $52,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoitos91225/
Zottos9145/
Zotoss9113/
Zotose914/
Zoto894,989/
Cotos802,536/
Sotos802,534/
Zotto801,674/
Zotou801,000/
Zotho80270/
Zioto80115/
Zotas8073/
Zotoa8021/
Zoito8021/
Zatos808/
Jotos807/
Zouto806/
Zotoy804/
Zotot804/
Zosto804/
Zotoo801/
Siotos73319/
Ziotas73150/
Cottos73116/
Chotos73114/
Soutos73100/
Tsotos7399/
Zoitas7392/
Zoitou7387/
Sottos7384/
Soitos7353/
Sotose7344/
Zoutou7335/
Coutos7320/
Ziotto7320/
Zottou737/
Tzetos736/
Ziatos735/
Zoitoi734/
Sostos733/
Tzotas733/
Zettos732/
Csotos732/
Zottoh732/
Zattos731/
Zastos731/
Zuutos731/
Zhotas731/
Ziotou731/
Zoutas731/
Zoutop731/
Zottas731/
Zsátos731/
Cuotos731/
Suotos731/
Shotos731/
Soto671,195,890/
Coto6733,624/
Joto675,369/
Zota674,991/
Choutos67151/
Tsiotos6773/
Soutous6736/
Coutois6726/
Chotous6719/
Dzhotto676/
Zoutoup673/
Souttos673/
Sothose672/
Ciotosz672/
Scottos671/
Zottoih671/
Cotosch671/
Zouttou671/
Szatosz671/
Tsottos671/
Couttos671/

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