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Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos (, ; meaning "son of a priest" or "son of a pope") is the most common Greek surname. It is used in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the Greek diaspora as well, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Scandinavian countries. Over 150000 people in total bear the surname. In 1st place, it's the most common surname in Greece. Its female version corresponds to the masculine genitive Papadopoulou ( ).
Samaras
Samaras (; feminine: Samara) is a Greek surname meaning 'saddler'. Notable people with the surname include:
Straton
Straton or Strato may refer to:
Lemos
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Mitsotakis
Mitsotakis is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Costa
family name
Papanikolaou
Papanikolaou or Papanicolaou () is a Greek patronymic surname, meaning "child of Father Nikolaos", used in Greece and Cyprus.
Babis
Babis is a Greek masculine given name, a diminutive of the name Charalambos. It also appears as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Bulgari from Corfu
Voulgaris, also transliterated as Bulgaris, is a Greek surname. Per Stefanos Voulgaris, who printed in 2016 the "Family chronicles the Voulgaris family" (of Corfu), a genealogical book written in Venetian Corfu, which cites a 15th-century testament of Stefanos Voulgaris claiming that the founding fathers of the family were Khan Tervel, Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria and Stefan Eleazar who were "kings of the Triballi". In these family chronicles the author claims Bulgarian royal roots and connects the roots of the "Voulgaris family of Saint Spyridon of Corfu" to the "barbarian peoples" from Volga r
Makris
Makris (Greek: Μακρής) is a surname of Greek origin which means long. The female equivalent is Makri (Greek: Μακρή). The name "Makris" may refer to one of the following people:
Georgiadis
Georgiadis is a Greek patronymic surname meaning "the son of George".
Greek name
names among people of Greek language and culture
Karras
Karras or Karas () is a Greek surname. The female form of the surname is Karra or Kara. It may refer, among others, to one of the following people:
Ioannou
Ioannou or Joannou () is a Greek surname, derived from the given name John ().
Konstantopoulos
Konstantopoulos () is a Greek surname, with the feminine form being Konstantopoulou (). The surname is sometimes transliterated with a leading "C". Notable people with the surname include:
Tsitsipas
Greek surname
Papathanasiou
Papathanasiou () is a Greek family name. People with this name include:
Pantazi
Pantazi is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Angeliki Pantazi (born 1982), Greek computer engineer
Charikleia Pantazi (born 1985), Greek rhythmic gymnast
Cleopatra Pantazi (born 1963), Greek singer
Elissavet Pantazi (born 1956), Greek hurdler
Dimitriu
Dimitriou or Demetriou () is a Greek patronymic surname, meaning "child of Demetrios". Notable people with the surname include:
Tsakalotos
Tsakalotos is a Greek surname. It is the surname of:
Theodorakis
Theodorakis () is a Greek surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Gavras
Gavras (), also transliterated Gabras or Gauras, is a Greek surname. It can refer to:
Paraskevopoulos
Paraskevopoulos (, "son of Paraskevas") is a Greek surname with the feminine form being Paraskevopoulou (Παρασκευοπούλου). It is the surname of:
Latsis
Latsis (; ) can be either a Greek surname or a Russified form of the Latvian language surname Lācis. Individuals with the surname include:
Cassavetes
Cassavetes () is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Manolas
Manolas () may refer to:
Cirillo
Cirillo is the Italian form of the name "Cyril". It is derived , .
Miaoulis
Miaoulis () may refer to:
Tsaldaris
Tsaldaris (Greek: Τσαλδάρης) is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kolokotronis
Kolokotronis (Greek: Κολοκοτρώνης) is a Greek surname. When used without any additional context, it refers to the Greek warlord Theodoros Kolokotronis, whose contribution to the Greek revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman Empire was determining for Greece to regain its freedom and become an independent country after four hundred years of Ottoman subjugation.
Athanasiadis
Athanasiadis or Athanasiades () is a Greek surname. The female version of the name is Athanasiadi (Αθανασιάδη) or Athanasiadou (Αθανασιάδου). Athanasiadis is a patronymic surname which literally means "the son of Athanasios (Thanasis)". Notable individuals include:
Kyriakos
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Argyros
Argyros (, from the Greek word for "silver"), Latinized as Argyrus, can refer to:
Cosmatos
Cosmatos () is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include: