Potago Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Potago Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Potago Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potago Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potago occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potago? popularity and diffusion
The last name Potago is the 3,323,005th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Potago are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 76 percent are found, West Region, where 21 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pootago | 92 | 1 | / |
| Photago | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phootago | 86 | 1 | / |
| Patago | 83 | 65 | / |
| Petago | 83 | 45 | / |
| Potego | 83 | 13 | / |
| Potaga | 83 | 8 | / |
| Potogo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pothagoud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Patango | 77 | 105 | / |
| Potanga | 77 | 43 | / |
| Patagos | 77 | 30 | / |
| Potagas | 77 | 27 | / |
| Potongo | 77 | 23 | / |
| Potogou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Pattago | 77 | 14 | / |
| Patagou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Potauga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pootaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phutago | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potagad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poutogo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poitongo | 71 | 68 | / |
| Pootoogo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Patthago | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pothanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phuttago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pattaego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poteugou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pottanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potaghat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petogo | 67 | 418 | / |
| Potega | 67 | 103 | / |
| Pataga | 67 | 51 | / |
| Patego | 67 | 39 | / |
| Petaga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phutthago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Putaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahtangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phataghod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petego | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Potago
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