Poitan Surname
Approximately 590 people bear this surname
Poitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 545 | 1:29,509 | 1,862 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Poitán (2) are calculated separately.
Poitan Demographics
Average Poitan Salary in
United States
$38,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poitan occurs most in Guatemala. It may also be found as: Poitán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poitan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 543,414th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Poitan live; 92 percent live in Central America and 92 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
This last name is most common in Guatemala, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 29,509. In Guatemala Poitan is most prevalent in: Guatemala Department, where 93 percent live, Chimaltenango Department, where 2 percent live and Jalapa Department, where 2 percent live. Aside from Guatemala Poitan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Mexico, where 1 percent live.
Poitan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poitan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poitan last name increased 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poitan Last Name Statistics demography
Poitan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.91% less than the national average, earning $38,875 USD per year.
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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 Poitan
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