Fotopoulos Surname

78,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Fotopoulos Surname User-submission:

Foto (Φωτο) means 'light' and -poulos (Πουλος) means 'the child of'. Fotopoulou/Φωτοπουλου is the female variant, so the meaning is 'the child of light'.

Fotopoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,8121:2,303160
United States8891:407,71535,522
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Cyprus181:49,1605,112
England161:3,482,379114,324
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France51:13,284,544357,392
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Fotopoulos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Foto (Φωτο) means 'light' and -poulos (Πουλος) means 'the child of'. Fotopoulou/Φωτοπουλου is the female variant, so the meaning is 'the child of light'.

- giwrgocfwto

Foto is the Greek root word for 'light' and poulos means 'bringer of'. The surname means 'bringer of light'.

- fotopnation

Fotopoulos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotopoulos is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotopoulos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,877th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,177,310 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Fotopoulos reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 4,812 people, or 1 in 2,303. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 42 percent live, Western Greece, where 25 percent live and Peloponnese, where 12 percent live. Other than Greece this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Fotopoulos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fotopoulos surname are 1.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.22% registered with the party.

The amount Fotopoulos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.65% more than the national average, earning $61,932 CAD per year.

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