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
Poitan is found in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Poitán. Click here for other potential spellings of Poitan.
How Common Is The Last Name Poitan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 543,414th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Poitan are found; 92 percent are found in Central America and 92 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.
The surname Poitan is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 545 people, or 1 in 29,509. In Guatemala it is most prevalent in: Guatemala Department, where 93 percent reside, Chimaltenango Department, where 2 percent reside and Jalapa Department, where 2 percent reside. Not including Guatemala this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.
Poitan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poitan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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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