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

Photho is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Photho? popularity and diffusion

Photho is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Photho are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and Taiwan, where 9 percent are found.

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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