Poittevin Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Poittevin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poittevin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7111:93,42213,557
Uruguay351:98,0509,677
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Poittevin Last Name Facts

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

Poittevin is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poittevin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poittevin is the 435,329th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Poittevin live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Poittevin is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 711 people, or 1 in 93,422. In France Poittevin is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 46 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Other than France this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poitevin945,083/
Pottevin9465/
Poitevint89383/
Poitevien89283/
Pottevijn891/
Potevin88238/
Poitvin8854/
Pitevin881/
Poytevin8239/
Poitevim8214/
Pothevin824/
Poetevin824/
Poitvien823/
Poiteven822/
Potevien821/
Pottevyn821/
Paitevin821/
Potevint821/
Pottavin820/
Postevin820/
Potvin8017,349/
Pitvin800/
Poitevent78140/
Peitevien781/
Puitevien781/
Potavin75215/
Potvain7582/
Potvien7540/
Pitavin7533/
Potovin7524/
Potvine7518/
Pitovin752/
Potvein751/
Potivin751/
Pitvina751/
Petevin750/
Potivine717/
Pochtvin714/
Poitivim714/
Pautevin713/
Peytevin711/
Petvin6743/
Pithavain676/
Patvin676/
Potvim673/
Potthoven671/
Potven670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poittevin
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