Fotiadou Surname

148,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Fotiadou Surname User-submission:

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

Fotiadou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,8521:3,885367
Cyprus511:17,3512,010
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Fotiadou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- panjita

Fotiadou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotiadou (Russian: Фотиадоу) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotiadou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fotiadou is the 148,508th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,447,950 people. Fotiadou is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fotiadou are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 2,852 people, or 1 in 3,885. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 50 percent are found, Attica, where 21 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Greece it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotiadu9352/
Fotiado932/
Fotiadoy881/
Fotiadoo881/
Photiadou8237/
Voutiadou821/
Fotiadi80747/
Fotiade807/
Fotiadhi7520/
Vitiadou751/
Fotiadia751/
Fotiadas751/
Fatiad715/
Fatchidou711/
Futyado6784/
Fatiadi6733/
Fatiatu671/
Vutiada531/

Fotiadou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fotiadou in the Russian language
Фотиадоуfotiadou-

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