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 is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Photolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Photolo is the 475,239th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Photolo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Photolo is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 77,842. In South Africa Photolo is primarily found in: Free State, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 43 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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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