Surnames of Greek Origins
Found in Southern Italy
Here’s a list of some Italian Surnames of Greek origins found primarily in Southern Italy:
- Accorinti
- Alampi
- Alampo
- Alessandrini
- Arcidiaco
- Arconti
- Arcuri
- Basile
- Biasi
- Bova
- Calogero
- Cardea
- Cipri
- Colella
- Coletta
- Cutroneo
- Delfino
- DeMitri
- Eliseo
- Erasmo
- Fallace
- Fanara
- Greca
- Grechi
- Greco
- Iannopollo
- Mandica
- Maniaci
- Megale
- Megali
- Narciso
- Narisi
- Nasso
- Nasta
- Nasti
- Natola
- Nibali
- Nicolosi
- Nicosia
- Orfeo
- Orione
- Pellicoro
- Rina
- Rino
- Romeo
- Sallustro
- Salustri
- Samela
- Serio
- Sodero
- Squillaci
- Staltari
- Stalteri
- Stefanizzi
- Tigano
- Tripodi
- Triscari
- Versace
- Vitale
- Zuccalà
Additionally any name ending in -ace or -aci is more than likely the equivalent to some Greek name ending in -akis. For further info you can visit: Greeks in Italy
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Most of those names don’t sound Greek to me. Can you provide broader explanations?