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'.
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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.
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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