Poteau Surname
Approximately 3,386 people bear this surname
Poteau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 1,904 | 1:5,611 | 673 |
| France | 1,178 | 1:56,386 | 7,500 |
| United States | 232 | 1:1,562,323 | 105,498 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Poteau (34) may also be a first name.
Poteau Demographics
Average Poteau Salary in
United States
$48,307 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poteau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poteau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poteau occurs most in Haiti. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poteau? popularity and diffusion
Poteau is the 133,169th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,152,258 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Poteau live; 56 percent live in Caribbean and 56 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Poteau is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 34 people.
The surname is most widely held in Haiti, where it is held by 1,904 people, or 1 in 5,611. In Haiti Poteau is primarily concentrated in: Ouest, where 58 percent are found, Artibonite, where 31 percent are found and Sud-Est, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Haiti this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Poteau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Poteau are 19.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.55% registered with the party.
The amount Poteau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning $35,283 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pouteau | 92 | 1,935 | / |
| Potea | 91 | 316 | / |
| Pottieau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poutieau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pateau | 83 | 720 | / |
| Poteah | 83 | 71 | / |
| Poteha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Poteay | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pohtea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Poștea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Potjau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Potyea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pothieu | 77 | 46 | / |
| Potaiyu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Potteah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Potecea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Poutieu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Potehea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pouteha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potejus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poteeah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Posteiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poteous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Patea | 73 | 398 | / |
| Potia | 73 | 290 | / |
| Potja | 73 | 109 | / |
| Potya | 73 | 65 | / |
| Pâtea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Potiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pouthieu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poiteous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Photya | 67 | 418 | / |
| Potoju | 67 | 173 | / |
| Pateha | 67 | 138 | / |
| Potiah | 67 | 110 | / |
| Pateah | 67 | 80 | / |
| Potiua | 67 | 71 | / |
| Poutia | 67 | 37 | / |
| Photyayut | 67 | 22 | / |
| Potiha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Paștea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Photia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pattea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pathea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Potuju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pateyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Potyus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pothia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Postia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pootja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poutya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Patieu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phatea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pothya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poitia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pottia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pateju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phothiayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puotia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Postiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poteshayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooteeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potjie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Poteau
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