Fotopoulou Surname
Approximately 3,199 people bear this surname
Fotopoulou 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'.
Fotopoulou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 3,153 | 1:3,514 | 311 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Fotopoulou 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'.
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Where Does The Last Name Fotopoulou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fotopoulou is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fotopoulou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 139,654th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,278,070 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fotopoulou reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Fotopoulou is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 3,153 people, or 1 in 3,514. In Greece Fotopoulou is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 48 percent live, Western Greece, where 18 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 11 percent live. Beside Greece Fotopoulou is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fotopoulous | 95 | 8 | / |
| Fotopoulo | 95 | 2 | / |
| Fotopolous | 90 | 9 | / |
| Fotopoulus | 90 | 3 | / |
| Fotopulu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Photopoulou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Fotoupoulos | 86 | 2 | / |
| Voutopoulou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fotopulos | 84 | 123 | / |
| Fotopolos | 84 | 3 | / |
| Voithopoulou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vatopoulou | 80 | 37 | / |
| Fotopoluos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fotopoulas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fotopaulos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Photopoulos | 76 | 190 | / |
| Photopolous | 76 | 2 | / |
| Photopoulus | 76 | 1 | / |
| Fotopolus | 74 | 2 | / |
| Phoutopolous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Photopulos | 70 | 52 | / |
| Photopoulas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Votapollu | 53 | 1 | / |
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