Pot Surname

32,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Pot Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Pot. Nobles of Flanders, knighted 1421. Arms: Or, a pot with two ears and three legs sa. (variant: Honeypot.)

Pot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia6,9001:2,245470
Netherlands4,1601:4,059387
France1,8741:35,4444,318
India5421:1,415,25054,195
Belgium5381:21,3693,307
Papua New Guinea4111:19,8392,077
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Switzerland1691:48,5976,505
Mexico1591:780,66811,502
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
Argentina1541:277,55522,327
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Belize891:3,994752
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Spain571:820,21133,492
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
England521:1,071,50151,923
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
South Sudan251:456,603797
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Chile241:734,02016,565
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Sweden111:895,16066,831
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Pót (33) are calculated separately.

Pot (2,317) may also be a first name.

Pot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Pot. Nobles of Flanders, knighted 1421. Arms: Or, a pot with two ears and three legs sa. (variant: Honeypot.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Pot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pot (Hindi: पोत, Marathi: पोट, Oriya: େପାତ) is found in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pót. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,308th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 442,071 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Pot are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 154,656th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,317 people.

The surname Pot is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 6,900 people, or 1 in 2,245. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 10 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia it occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Pot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,070 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pot last name are 14.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.82% less than the national average, earning R 95,472 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $37,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $55,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pót8933/
Post8665,601/
Poot8649,577/
Puot8647,308/
Pote8646,429/
Pott8611,353/
Poth865,749/
Poet862,207/
Pots861,492/
Phot861,113/
Pout86765/
Poit86450/
Podt86247/
Potì8681/
Poht8625/
Poët8618/
Poyt861/
Pgot861/
Potp861/
Potd861/
Vpot861/
Hpot861/
Po8034,866/
Potts7578,366/
Poste751,341/
Poots751,042/
Pfost75873/
Potte75797/
Pouth75688/
Poust75683/
Pooth75553/
Poist75541/
Poths75341/
Poite75269/
Pothe75268/
Poute75250/
Poitz75220/
Poost75167/
Poett75145/
Pootz75141/
Poodt75133/
Poszt7591/
Pouts7582/
Poote7561/
Pohut7546/
Phuot7543/
Potch7537/
Phoet7537/
Poutz7532/
Pohtz7531/
Phote7528/
Pohts7522/
Postt7518/
Pohst7516/
Poits7515/
Photh7515/
Phout7510/
Pfoth759/
Pouyt759/
Pottz758/
Poutt757/
Posht757/
Phoot757/
Pocht757/
Pfote756/
Ppote754/
Poith753/
Puotz753/
Poott753/
Posts753/
Pozte753/
Pfoht753/
Phost752/
Phott752/
Puoth752/
Podte751/
Poyth751/
Pfott751/
Poyte751/
Poitt751/
Pohte751/
Poëth751/
Pouët751/
Potsh751/
Bpote751/
Pohjt751/
Vpoht751/
Poyst750/
Postz750/
Pfout750/
Bpoth750/
Pop67252,709/
Pat6746,356/
Pho6736,087/
Poh6723,632/
Put6719,611/
Pou6715,031/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Poy675,643/
Pos675,502/
Poi674,710/
Poz672,206/
Poa671,653/
Pfouts67281/
Poš67232/
Pouthe67188/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poş67147/
Poitte67142/
Poč67130/
Ppo67111/
Poj6779/
Poutch6775/
Potova6771/
Pgo6770/
Poç6758/
Poodts6746/
Pfo6741/
Potová6739/
Pouyte6729/
Poshte6725/
Pfotte6725/
Phothe6725/
Poï6720/
Poists6717/
Phoste6712/
Pochte6712/
Potowa678/
Poiteh678/
Poothe676/
Poî676/
Pottss675/
Hpo675/
Poëtte675/
Phoite675/
Poá674/
Vpo673/
Bpotts672/
Phoutz672/
Postte672/
Poutte672/
Posthe671/
Poshth671/
Poicht671/
Pochdt671/
Poutts671/
Pfoute671/
Photgy671/
Photte671/
Poë671/
Phoote671/
Phooth671/
Phoutt671/
Pootth671/
Pootch670/
Pootts670/
Puotte670/
Photts670/
Phouts670/
Pfoust670/
Pfottz670/
Poustz670/

Pot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pot in the Oriya language
େପାତepata91.7
େପାଟepata4.35
େପାତ୍epat3.95
Pot in the Hindi language
पोतpota90
पोटpota10
Pot in the Marathi language
पोटpota77.59
पोतpota18.97
पोटेpote3.45

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