Politou Surname
Approximately 1,833 people bear this surname
Politou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,807 | 1:6,132 | 675 |
| Cyprus | 16 | 1:55,305 | 5,325 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Politou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Politou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Politou occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Politou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 222,368th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,975,748 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Politou live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 1,807 people, or 1 in 6,132. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 54 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 13 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 7 percent live. Beside Greece this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Politou
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