Fotiadis Surname

79,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Fotiadis Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Greek word for 'fire'.

Fotiadis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5,2221:2,122140
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Germany1851:435,16539,058
Australia561:482,06636,890
England481:1,160,79354,689
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Canada421:877,27667,671
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Cyprus171:52,0525,162
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Wales41:773,63329,106
France41:16,605,680368,153
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Fotíadis (1) are calculated separately.

Fotiadis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Greek word for 'fire'.

- panjita

Fotiadis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotiadis (Russian: Фотиадис) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Fotíadis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotiadis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,591st most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,189,415 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Fotiadis are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 5,222 people, or 1 in 2,122. In Greece it is primarily found in: Central Macedonia, where 48 percent live, Attica, where 20 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 13 percent live. Apart from Greece it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Fotiadis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fotiadis last name are 0.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fotiadis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.95% more than the national average, earning R 342,084 per year; in United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 99.79% more than the national average, earning $99,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotíadis961/
Fotiadhis942/
Fotiadies941/
Fotijadis941/
Fotiadi93747/
Fotiades88195/
Fotiadhi8820/
Fotyadis888/
Fatiadis883/
Fotjadis881/
Fotiodis881/
Fotiadisová842/
Photiadis8275/
Voutiadis825/
Fotuiodis821/
Fatiadi8033/
Fotiade807/
Fotjadhi7520/
Fotiadoy751/
Vatiadis751/
Foteades751/
Photiades71271/
Fotyady6715/
Fotyade671/
Photyadi634/
Photiade631/
Fatyady535/

Fotiadis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fotiadis in the Russian language
Фотиадисfotiadis-

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