Fotopoulou Surname

139,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3,1531:3,514311
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

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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Fotopoulou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotopoulou is found most in Greece. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Fotopoulou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotopoulou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,654th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,278,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fotopoulou are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

It is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 3,153 people, or 1 in 3,514. In Greece Fotopoulou is most common in: Attica, where 48 percent live, Western Greece, where 18 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 11 percent live. Not including Greece this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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