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 is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Politou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 222,368th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,975,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Politou reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 1,807 people, or 1 in 6,132. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 54 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 13 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Greece this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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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