Fotopoulos Surname
Approximately 6,190 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4,812 | 1:2,303 | 160 |
| United States | 889 | 1:407,715 | 35,522 |
| Australia | 170 | 1:158,798 | 16,605 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Cyprus | 18 | 1:49,160 | 5,112 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
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'.
- giwrgocfwtoFoto is the Greek root word for 'light' and poulos means 'bringer of'. The surname means 'bringer of light'.
- fotopnationFotopoulos Demographics
Average Fotopoulos Salary in
United States
$48,804 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fotopoulos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fotopoulos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fotopoulos has its highest incidence in Greece. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fotopoulos? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,877th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,177,310 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Fotopoulos are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 4,812 people, or 1 in 2,303. In Greece Fotopoulos is mostly found in: Attica, where 42 percent reside, Western Greece, where 25 percent reside and Peloponnese, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Fotopoulos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fotopoulos surname are 1.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.22% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fotopulos | 95 | 123 | / |
| Fotopoulous | 95 | 8 | / |
| Fotopolos | 95 | 3 | / |
| Fotoupoulos | 95 | 2 | / |
| Fytopoulos | 90 | 225 | / |
| Fitopoulos | 90 | 38 | / |
| Fotopolous | 90 | 9 | / |
| Fotopoulus | 90 | 3 | / |
| Fotopaulos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fotopoulas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fotopoluos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fotoplos | 89 | 13 | / |
| Photopoulos | 86 | 190 | / |
| Voutopoulos | 86 | 13 | / |
| Fotopolus | 84 | 2 | / |
| Vatopoulos | 80 | 83 | / |
| Photopulos | 80 | 52 | / |
| Vitopoulos | 80 | 51 | / |
| Fidopoulos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vytopoulos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vetopoulos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fotoples | 78 | 23 | / |
| Feidopoulos | 76 | 16 | / |
| Photopolous | 76 | 2 | / |
| Photopowlos | 76 | 1 | / |
| Photopoulus | 76 | 1 | / |
| Photopoulas | 76 | 1 | / |
| Fytopolis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Feidopoulous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoutopolous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vidopoulos | 70 | 4 | / |
| Photopolis | 70 | 1 | / |
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