Photolo Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

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

Photolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Photolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6961:77,8429,659
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Photolo (10) may also be a first name.

Photolo Last Name Facts

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

Photolo occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Photolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,239th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. The last name Photolo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Photolo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

Photolo is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 77,842. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 43 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Photolo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Photolo Last Name Statistics demography

Photolo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.03% less than the national average, earning R 114,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photholo9357/
Phootolo931/
Potolo9220/
Photola86185/
Phetolo8678/
Postolo864/
Phutolo862/
Potolot862/
Photulo861/
Potolios8017/
Postolos8014/
Potoloha801/
Potelo77305/
Patolo77263/
Potola7780/
Potalo7761/
Fotolo7755/
Votolo7746/
Potulo7735/
Petolo7723/
Putolo778/
Phuthotlo751/
Patolot71511/
Potolya7195/
Patoilo7179/
Pohtola7176/
Pottola7170/
Potolia7146/
Potolla7145/
Potoula7141/
Patollo7133/
Postulo7122/
Potalod7120/
Postalo7112/
Potolau7112/
Potolap7111/
Phetola7110/
Pottalo717/
Phutulo717/
Photala715/
Pothulo714/
Phetelo714/
Puttolo714/
Photula713/
Potulot712/
Postola711/
Patolos711/
Petollo711/
Potallo711/
Patoylo711/
Patholo711/
Phatelo711/
Photela711/
Phutalo711/
Potuola711/
Pastolo710/
Pottolla67698/
Phothela6771/
Potolias6751/
Postolia6740/
Phootula6731/
Patoglio679/
Puttollo673/
Postullo673/
Phothula673/
Phathelo672/
Phatalod671/
Postalos671/
Pushtola671/
Phootela671/
Postolla671/
Potollia671/
Pootoola671/
Phethelo671/
Phootala671/
Pastolho671/
Pottullo670/

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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 Photolo
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