Poitevin Surname

93,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Poitevin Surname Definition:

Poitevin: changed to Portwine and Peto, from Poitou.

Poitevin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,2351:15,6841,666
Brazil2111:1,014,57035,835
Guatemala1501:107,2183,013
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Canada831:443,92338,562
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Poitevin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Poitevin: changed to Portwine and Peto, from Poitou.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Poitevin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poitevin occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poitevin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 93,789th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,433,710 people. The surname Poitevin is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Poitevin are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 4,235 people, or 1 in 15,684. In France Poitevin is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 21 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 16 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Apart from France Poitevin occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Guatemala, where 3 percent reside.

Poitevin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poitevin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poitevin surname expanded 1,456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poitevin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poitevin surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poitevin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning $48,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $56,389 CAD per year.

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