Photho Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Photho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Photho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Photho (41) may also be a first name.

Photho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Photho is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Photho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Photho is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Photho occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Photho reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Photho is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 41 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Photho is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 41 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 9 percent reside and Taiwan, where 9 percent reside.

Photho Last Name Statistics demography

Photho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.41% less than the national average, earning R 39,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phottho924/
Phootho921/
Photo911,051/
Potho9136/
Photha831,159/
Phutho83499/
Photto83498/
Pothos83417/
Phatho83410/
Photop83235/
Pothou83211/
Photot8352/
Phetho8338/
Phooto8313/
Photos835/
Poutho835/
Photoo832/
Pootho832/
Pothod831/
Pottho831/
Poto807,289/
Phuttho77467/
Phottha77391/
Phuthoi77245/
Phottoi77123/
Phootha7774/
Phothap7724/
Phattho7713/
Pouthou779/
Phathop778/
Phethoi776/
Phottot774/
Phethoy772/
Pothoth771/
Phothat771/
Puhthod771/
Potthoa771/
Potthos771/
Poothot771/
Phuthoy771/
Pheetho771/
Phadtho771/
Pothous770/
Potot736,426/
Potoy734,017/
Potha732,557/
Potop731,591/
Petho73867/
Patho73740/
Posto73665/
Poito73527/
Phota73347/
Potoi73345/
Potto73214/
Potos73186/
Potoh73119/
Potou73107/
Fotho7396/
Putho7378/
Potoč7342/
Potoo7330/
Pooto7328/
Pouto7325/
Poyto7321/
Potah7321/
Potoa7314/
Fhoto7312/
Potod7311/
Votho7310/
Pfoto733/
Poeto733/
Potgo731/
Bpoto731/
Hpoto731/
Pötho731/
Potuo731/
Photthat7150/
Potthoss717/
Phaettho717/
Phoothad715/
Phoottha712/
Phouthas711/
Phouttha711/
Potthost710/
Pathot676,371/
Poitou672,384/
Potash671,999/
Phetha671,385/
Phatha67643/
Phutha67606/
Poutou67557/
Poetto67412/
Postoi67396/
Puthod67390/
Poutos67276/
Photta67224/
Pothas67179/
Postoy67120/
Pathod6783/
Potach6754/
Poutoa6745/
Postos6739/
Postoš6734/
Pathos6731/
Poeyto6728/
Pathou6727/
Foytho6722/
Puttho6720/
Poutha6719/
Pothat6719/
Pottou6716/
Potous6715/
Pathoi6715/
Pootoo6715/
Fothoi6713/
Photad6712/
Postha6710/
Poitoa679/
Postou679/
Potoch679/
Pottah678/
Pottoy677/
Pootha677/
Pottha676/
Phatah675/
Pethoi675/
Pathoo675/
Phoota675/
Postoj674/
Phoeta674/
Pootou674/
Postoş674/
Puthoy674/
Pattho674/
Pothaa673/
Phatoo673/
Pothap672/
Puthoi672/
Pottos672/
Pousto672/
Potaha672/
Postop672/
Pethoo672/
Pootah672/
Pothad671/
Potath671/
Pootto671/
Puthot671/
Paatho671/
Possto671/
Pottoh671/
Pastho671/
Pethoh671/
Photas671/
Vojtho671/
Poetou671/
Puotto671/
Puthoo671/
Potois671/
Potosz671/
Pootoi671/
Poytou671/
Poutoï671/
Foutho671/
Phetoh671/
Vuotho671/
Potohe671/
Poytoy671/
Potoop671/
Pethoy671/
Pahtha671/
Padtho671/
Peetho671/
Pfouto670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Photho
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