Photye Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Photye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Photye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Photye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Photye is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Photye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Photye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Photye live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 56 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 11 percent live.

Photye Last Name Statistics demography

Photye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.42% less than the national average, earning R 29,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potye91350/
Photae8336/
Photay8333/
Phutye8324/
Photee8310/
Phetye838/
Photuy837/
Poteye836/
Photie833/
Potaye832/
Photoe832/
Potyer831/
Potyie831/
Photue831/
Pottye830/
Potyea830/
Photayu77872/
Photiya77502/
Photyoi77466/
Potyesz7760/
Pashtye7725/
Photaya7724/
Potyecz7713/
Potayee779/
Phadtye778/
Phottue778/
Phottoe774/
Pottyer771/
Pothyer771/
Poityie771/
Poutoye771/
Poutaye771/
Photiey771/
Photoey771/
Photoya771/
Photaiy771/
Phothee771/
Phootoe771/
Potoy734,017/
Potey73775/
Potie73696/
Potee73523/
Potae73319/
Potea73316/
Potje73308/
Potei73164/
Patye73155/
Potay73128/
Potoe73110/
Putye7396/
Potue7342/
Potej7311/
Potuy739/
Potge733/
Potyé732/
Fotye732/
Poteé731/
Potée731/
Phothiya71575/
Phothaya71123/
Phootiya719/
Pashtaye717/
Phathyer714/
Photawee712/
Pothayee712/
Phaatyer711/
Posteyes711/
Photiyod711/
Photiyot711/
Photayha711/
Photheap711/
Phottier710/
Potier6717,994/
Poteat674,380/
Pottie671,509/
Pataye67653/
Potiez67641/
Phatee67551/
Patiye67403/
Postea67329/
Potaya67316/
Postay67306/
Potjer67222/
Potjes67195/
Pohtae67128/
Postoy67120/
Potiya67117/
Potuyt67110/
Poteah6771/
Poteya6763/
Potoyo6755/
Pothee6746/
Pathye6743/
Phothiyot6743/
Postie6736/
Poutei6733/
Photai6731/
Pottay6730/
Phatay6726/
Pottey6725/
Phatei6724/
Potowe6722/
Poutay6720/
Patoye6719/
Poteas6718/
Postey6717/
Poties6717/
Pothay6713/
Poetie6713/
Phatey6710/
Phothiyod6710/
Pootae6710/
Poteis679/
Phatoe678/
Pottoy677/
Pootee677/
Potuya676/
Pastye676/
Postei676/
Poteha675/
Potaiy675/
Pottee675/
Patyed674/
Potawe674/
Potayo674/
Phootawee674/
Phutie673/
Poteay673/
Pattye673/
Poitae673/
Potaje673/
Poutie672/
Potayu672/
Pathoe672/
Potehe672/
Postuy672/
Pootje672/
Poștea672/
Pateye672/
Phatea672/
Phoitawee672/
Pohtea672/
Potayi671/
Potead671/
Pothae671/
Pothue671/
Potoya671/
Patuye671/
Patyey671/
Phutge671/
Pottoe671/
Poutieyie671/
Poutee671/
Phetie671/
Poitay671/
Poiteu671/
Poitie671/
Podtoe671/
Poteja671/
Poteux671/
Pothée671/
Pouteu671/
Poutge671/
Poutée671/
Potieh671/
Potoyi671/
Potjie671/
Poytoy671/
Potyha671/
Phothoyod671/
Photahwee671/
Phothawee671/
Phooteeat671/
Pootoe671/
Poitue671/
Pahtee671/
Patyes671/
Poteus670/
Potiet670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Photye
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