Potano Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Potano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1181:857,95179,570
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Potano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potano is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,573,888th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Potano reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 857,951. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 87 percent live, Calabarzon, where 8 percent live and Western Visayas, where 3 percent live. Other than The Philippines Potano exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Potano Last Name Statistics demography

Potano earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potanos9212/
Potanot921/
Pottano921/
Poitano921/
Potainoi869/
Patano832,065/
Potana83424/
Potono8323/
Pothainot801/
Pothana772,325/
Pattano77350/
Potanna77146/
Patango77105/
Potanga7743/
Potongo7723/
Pottana7718/
Photana7716/
Potonuo7711/
Potanas7710/
Potanah779/
Potonos776/
Patanoo774/
Pootana774/
Postana773/
Potonou772/
Potanad771/
Patagno771/
Pahtano771/
Patayno771/
Patanoa771/
Phatano771/
Postaño771/
Pothanna711,115/
Pothanah71200/
Phattano7175/
Poitongo7168/
Pottanat7148/
Pottanna7136/
Potangna7129/
Phothana7110/
Pathanoo717/
Patthano716/
Potthana714/
Pathanos713/
Poothana713/
Poshtana711/
Potahina711/
Paztaino711/
Pootanna711/
Pottanga711/
Pottanaa711/
Pothanga711/
Pattaano711/
Phatanoo711/
Patangou711/
Patana673,733/
Patono67312/
Phottonot6782/
Phatthano6730/
Potona6720/
Photthana6715/
Pastanhos673/
Pahtangou671/
Patanó671/
Patanò671/
Patanã671/
Patangnou671/
Pataño671/
Poothanna671/
Pottanatt671/
Pootangna671/

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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 Potano
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