Family name Panaioti (Panaioti 
, Панаиоти 
, Панайоти ) , all over the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Panaioti is characteristic of Georgia, where it is quite a rare surname, Russia, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Russia, Georgia, and Argentina. Much less frequently, Panaioti is the forename as well as the last name.