Cognomen Παπαθανασίου (Papathanasiou 
, Papatanasiu 
, Papathanassiou ) , in the world, is a common surname. The last name Παπαθανασίου is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Serbia. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Greece, Germany, and the United States.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Papathanasiou, Papathanassiou | Serbia, Greece, Romania, United States, Germany |
| Papatanasiu | Bulgaria, Poland, Greece |
| Παπαθανασίου | Greece |
|
ευάγγελος οδυσσέας παπαθανασίου Greek composer (1943–2022), GR (b. 1943) |
|
| παντελής παπαθανασίου GR (b. 1885) |
|
|
|
γιάννης παπαθανασίου Greek politician, GR (b. 1954) |
|
|
χρυσόστομος παπαθανασίου GR (b. 1950) |
|
| θανάσης παπαθανασίου Greek politician and farmer (1912-2005), GR (b. 1912) |
|
|
| ασπασία παπαθανασίου Greek stage actor, GR (b. 1918) |
|
|
|
aπόλλo παπαθανάσιο ή απόλλωνας παπαθανασίου Swedish musician, GR (b. 1969) |
|
| φώτιος παπαθανασίου Greek military man and Prefect, GR (b. 1923) |
|
|
| λέανδρος παπαθανασίου Greek musician, composer and producer working in Germany, GR (b. 1926) |
|
|
| θανάσης παπαθανασίου Greek film director and writer, GR (b. 1959) |
|
|
| μαρία παπαθανασίου Greek historian (1968-), GR (b. 1968) |
|
|
| αιμίλιος παπαθανασίου Olympic sailor, GR (b. 1973) |
|
|
| αννέτα παπαθανασίου Greek actress, GR |
|
|
| ηλέκτρα παπαθανασίου Greek actress, GR |
|
|
| κωνσταντίνος παπαθανασίου Greek actor, GR |
|