Photiou Surname

217,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Photiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Photiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus1,4301:61992
England2051:271,79521,381
Australia871:310,29526,919
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Akrotiri and Dhekelia381:20751
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Greece161:692,48777,522
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Photiou Last Name Facts

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

Photiou occurs in Cyprus more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Photiou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 217,216th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,859,929 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Photiou live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most common in Cyprus, where it is held by 1,430 people, or 1 in 619. In Cyprus Photiou is mostly concentrated in: Nicosia District, where 40 percent live, Limassol District, where 23 percent live and Larnaca District, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Cyprus it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Photiou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Photiou surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Photiou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1460.07% more than the national average, earning R 3,707,330 per year; in United States they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $49,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning $44,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phottiou933/
Photiyou931/
Photoiou931/
Phtiou921/
Phetiou861/
Photo831,051/
Photi83926/
Photu8314/
Fotiou773,506/
Photdi771,226/
Photto77498/
Photyi77254/
Photwi7789/
Photwo7759/
Phioto7743/
Photai7731/
Phooto7713/
Phatou7713/
Photuy777/
Phaoto774/
Photdu774/
Photti774/
Photie773/
Photyo772/
Photoe772/
Photoo772/
Photue771/
Phoeti771/
Phatio771/
Phetio771/
Phitio771/
Phoodu771/
Phot731,113/
Phtu731/
Photayu71872/
Photiya71502/
Photyoi71466/
Phottia71349/
Phottai71300/
Photyai71292/
Phottoi71123/
Phottue718/
Phottoe714/
Photiwa714/
Photooo712/
Phottui712/
Phaotuy711/
Phatyou711/
Phoutai711/
Phooyud711/
Phootoe711/
Photaiy711/
Phuatio711/
Phetyou711/
Photiey711/
Photoey711/
Photoya711/
Phuti673,164/
Fotio671,358/
Fotou671,298/
Phatu67667/
Phati67521/
Phota67347/
Phutu67336/
Phodi67335/
Phiti67277/
Phodo67237/
Votio67153/
Phitu67143/
Fotiu67140/
Phetu6799/
Phuot6743/
Phoet6737/
Pheti6732/
Phote6728/
Vhoti6726/
Phoat6715/
Fhoto6712/
Phout6710/
Phootiya679/
Phoot677/
Phyot676/
Phidu675/
Phodu674/
Votou673/
Phott672/
Phood672/
Phooutai671/
Phoowati671/
Phwti671/
Phtai671/
Phtau671/
Fioutiou671/
Phoutoei671/
Ftiu551/
Wtiut501/
Ftiut501/
Bteiu501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Photiou
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