Potang Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Potang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1581:640,74867,692
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Romania421:478,04536,914
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Potâng (1) are calculated separately.

Potang (35) may also be a first name.

Potang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potang is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be found in the variant forms: Potâng. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potang.

How Common Is The Last Name Potang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname Potang is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Potang reside; 66 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Potang is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 640,748. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 49 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 48 percent live and National Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potâng941/
Postang9210/
Photang928/
Pothang923/
Podtang921/
Poutang921/
Potan91632/
Potasing8624/
Postangk869/
Phothang867/
Pottaing863/
Poothang862/
Photeang861/
Patang831,658/
Potane83893/
Postan83812/
Potong83759/
Pothan83745/
Poitan83590/
Petang83402/
Putang8388/
Photan8349/
Potain8343/
Pottan8324/
Pootan837/
Potand836/
Potgan835/
Poytan835/
Potean833/
Potann832/
Poutan832/
Potank831/
Potanh831/
Pothasing803/
Photthang801/
Pothong771,940/
Photong771,345/
Pathang77392/
Pothain77301/
Phatang77279/
Pettang77172/
Pattang77146/
Poutong77143/
Pootong77132/
Phutang7759/
Pataang7747/
Puttang7726/
Pottong7720/
Potatin7714/
Poottan7714/
Phetang7713/
Poothan7711/
Photane7710/
Potasin778/
Poistan778/
Pohtong778/
Poshtan776/
Phothan776/
Pothane775/
Pottain775/
Poitand774/
Phottan774/
Poitane774/
Pothann773/
Poutain772/
Poetong772/
Pethang772/
Photain772/
Pedtang771/
Petangh771/
Postane771/
Postant771/
Potaint771/
Poudtan771/
Pouttan771/
Puthang771/
Pautang771/
Poytong771/
Potatyn771/
Potgong771/
Postong771/
Potoung771/
Phootan771/
Petaung771/
Podtong771/
Peetang771/
Pateang771/
Patan7329,967/
Poton73605/
Potam73348/
Phothong713,417/
Poothong71405/
Phothane71152/
Patangke71143/
Potanova7174/
Putthang7156/
Potachin7142/
Pothasin7131/
Phootong7124/
Phoitong7120/
Phuthang7117/
Poithong7113/
Pohthong7113/
Poethong718/
Phethang717/
Poythong716/
Potashyn716/
Patheang715/
Phootain715/
Phoytong715/
Phuttang715/
Patahang714/
Poodtong714/
Phoutong714/
Pouthong714/
Patthang713/
Potachyn713/
Phouthaseng712/
Poutoung712/
Phettang712/
Potthong712/
Poththan711/
Patangne711/
Putasing711/
Pouttane711/
Patangue711/
Phoetong711/
Poithand711/
Postahan711/
Postatin711/
Potahina711/
Pootasin711/
Pothaain711/
Pothtong711/
Photoing711/
Photoung711/
Photasin711/
Photeung711/
Phothain711/
Petteang711/
Poothamg711/
Poottong711/
Puhttang711/
Postanke710/
Pathan67972,814/
Photthong6724,760/
Poston6714,550/
Patane6713,778/
Pattan6710,644/
Photon672,845/
Putong672,659/
Pautan672,190/
Phatan671,570/
Potein671,217/
Patong671,186/
Potton67952/
Pataan67452/
Phutthang67359/
Potham67353/
Poyton67242/
Photam67219/
Pouton67193/
Paatan67175/
Pottam67153/
Phoothong67111/
Petong67108/
Pastan67105/
Patahn67102/
Patain6773/
Pahtan6759/
Patean6757/
Phothasin6754/
Pooton6749/
Potanková6733/
Pattasing6731/
Phatthang6728/
Potaynova6724/
Phouthong6724/
Pothon6719/
Phoutasen6718/
Potone6717/
Postam6714/
Padtan6713/
Patand679/
Poiton679/
Potancová678/
Phoethong677/
Phoythong676/
Poetthong675/
Pootthong675/
Phutasing674/
Pătean674/
Puttasing674/
Phathaeng674/
Patgan673/
Potayshyn673/
Potainova672/
Patasingh672/
Potaszink672/
Patann672/
Patant672/
Poitán672/
Phoottong672/
Phootasin672/
Phoithong672/
Phetthang672/
Potoon672/
Poteam671/
Potoin671/
Patotn671/
Patank671/
Patasn671/
Potond671/
Patanë671/
Puoton671/
Potosingh671/
Potánc671/
Poutón671/
Phodthong671/
Pootam671/
Poothasin671/
Poeythong671/
Poohthong671/
Patthaing671/
Peutan670/

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