Potang Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Potang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 158 | 1:640,748 | 67,692 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Romania | 42 | 1:478,045 | 36,914 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
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 surname Potang occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Potâng. For other potential spellings of Potang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 841,044th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Potang are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Potang is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 640,748. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 49 percent reside, Cagayan Valley, where 48 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Potang
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