Pot Surname
Approximately 16,485 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 6,900 | 1:2,245 | 470 |
| Netherlands | 4,160 | 1:4,059 | 387 |
| France | 1,874 | 1:35,444 | 4,318 |
| India | 542 | 1:1,415,250 | 54,195 |
| Belgium | 538 | 1:21,369 | 3,307 |
| Papua New Guinea | 411 | 1:19,839 | 2,077 |
| United States | 307 | 1:1,180,648 | 84,333 |
| Switzerland | 169 | 1:48,597 | 6,505 |
| Mexico | 159 | 1:780,668 | 11,502 |
| Indonesia | 156 | 1:847,751 | 64,043 |
| Argentina | 154 | 1:277,555 | 22,327 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Belize | 89 | 1:3,994 | 752 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Spain | 57 | 1:820,211 | 33,492 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Serbia | 22 | 1:324,770 | 15,940 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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.)
Pot Demographics
Pot Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pót | 89 | 33 | / |
| Post | 86 | 65,601 | / |
| Poot | 86 | 49,577 | / |
| Puot | 86 | 47,308 | / |
| Pote | 86 | 46,429 | / |
| Pott | 86 | 11,353 | / |
| Poth | 86 | 5,749 | / |
| Poet | 86 | 2,207 | / |
| Pots | 86 | 1,492 | / |
| Phot | 86 | 1,113 | / |
| Pout | 86 | 765 | / |
| Poit | 86 | 450 | / |
| Podt | 86 | 247 | / |
| Potì | 86 | 81 | / |
| Poht | 86 | 25 | / |
| Poët | 86 | 18 | / |
| Poyt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pgot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Potp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Potd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vpot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hpot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Po | 80 | 34,866 | / |
| Potts | 75 | 78,366 | / |
| Poste | 75 | 1,341 | / |
| Poots | 75 | 1,042 | / |
| Pfost | 75 | 873 | / |
| Potte | 75 | 797 | / |
| Pouth | 75 | 688 | / |
| Poust | 75 | 683 | / |
| Pooth | 75 | 553 | / |
| Poist | 75 | 541 | / |
| Poths | 75 | 341 | / |
| Poite | 75 | 269 | / |
| Pothe | 75 | 268 | / |
| Poute | 75 | 250 | / |
| Poitz | 75 | 220 | / |
| Poost | 75 | 167 | / |
| Poett | 75 | 145 | / |
| Pootz | 75 | 141 | / |
| Poodt | 75 | 133 | / |
| Poszt | 75 | 91 | / |
| Pouts | 75 | 82 | / |
| Poote | 75 | 61 | / |
| Pohut | 75 | 46 | / |
| Phuot | 75 | 43 | / |
| Potch | 75 | 37 | / |
| Phoet | 75 | 37 | / |
| Poutz | 75 | 32 | / |
| Pohtz | 75 | 31 | / |
| Phote | 75 | 28 | / |
| Pohts | 75 | 22 | / |
| Postt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Pohst | 75 | 16 | / |
| Poits | 75 | 15 | / |
| Photh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Phout | 75 | 10 | / |
| Pfoth | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pouyt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pottz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Poutt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Posht | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phoot | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pocht | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pfote | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ppote | 75 | 4 | / |
| Poith | 75 | 3 | / |
| Puotz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Poott | 75 | 3 | / |
| Posts | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pozte | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pfoht | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phost | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phott | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puoth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Podte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poyth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfott | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poyte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poitt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pohte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poëth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pouët | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpote | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pohjt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vpoht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poyst | 75 | 0 | / |
| Postz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfout | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bpoth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pop | 67 | 252,709 | / |
| Pat | 67 | 46,356 | / |
| Pho | 67 | 36,087 | / |
| Poh | 67 | 23,632 | / |
| Put | 67 | 19,611 | / |
| Pou | 67 | 15,031 | / |
| Poo | 67 | 8,897 | / |
| Pod | 67 | 8,804 | / |
| Poy | 67 | 5,643 | / |
| Pos | 67 | 5,502 | / |
| Poi | 67 | 4,710 | / |
| Poz | 67 | 2,206 | / |
| Poa | 67 | 1,653 | / |
| Pfouts | 67 | 281 | / |
| Poš | 67 | 232 | / |
| Pouthe | 67 | 188 | / |
| Poß | 67 | 165 | / |
| Puo | 67 | 155 | / |
| Poş | 67 | 147 | / |
| Poitte | 67 | 142 | / |
| Poč | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ppo | 67 | 111 | / |
| Poj | 67 | 79 | / |
| Poutch | 67 | 75 | / |
| Potova | 67 | 71 | / |
| Pgo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Poç | 67 | 58 | / |
| Poodts | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pfo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Potová | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pouyte | 67 | 29 | / |
| Poshte | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pfotte | 67 | 25 | / |
| Phothe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Poï | 67 | 20 | / |
| Poists | 67 | 17 | / |
| Phoste | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pochte | 67 | 12 | / |
| Potowa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poiteh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poothe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Poî | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pottss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hpo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poëtte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phoite | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vpo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bpotts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phoutz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Postte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poutte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Posthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poshth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poicht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pochdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poutts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoute | 67 | 1 | / |
| Photgy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Photte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pootth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pootch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pootts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Puotte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Photts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phouts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfoust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfottz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poustz | 67 | 0 | / |
Pot Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pot in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାତ | epata | 91.7 |
| େପାଟ | epata | 4.35 |
| େପାତ୍ | epat | 3.95 |
| Pot in the Hindi language | ||
| पोत | pota | 90 |
| पोट | pota | 10 |
| Pot in the Marathi language | ||
| पोट | pota | 77.59 |
| पोत | pota | 18.97 |
| पोटे | pote | 3.45 |
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