Potel Surname

111,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Potel Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of little Pott, a pet form of Philip (lover of horses).

Potel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,4021:19,5252,252
Argentina2441:175,17814,686
Spain1141:410,10622,221
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Canada701:526,36644,416
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Belgium281:410,59442,948
England271:2,063,63279,942
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pôtel (4) are calculated separately.

Potel (68) may also be a first name.

Potel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of little Pott, a pet form of Philip (lover of horses).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Potel Last Name Facts

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

Potel (Marathi: पोटेल, Oriya: େପାେଟଲ, Russian: Потель) occurs most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pôtel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 111,292nd most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,745,938 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Potel are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 68 people.

Potel is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 3,402 people, or 1 in 19,525. In France Potel is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 30 percent live, Île-de-France, where 24 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent live. Barring France this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Potel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Potel surname grew 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potel last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Potel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.28% more than the national average, earning $60,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.49% less than the national average, earning $40,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pôtel934/
Postel915,404/
Pottel91181/
Poitel91116/
Pothel9166/
Potell9135/
Poetel9132/
Pootel912/
Poteel910/
Potelt910/
Potl896/
Postell833,427/
Postelt83217/
Pottell834/
Pootell831/
Poetael831/
Poutelt830/
Pothell830/
Pouhtel830/
Posteel830/
Patel804,847,640/
Putel8052,434/
Petel803,580/
Postl802,105/
Posel80358/
Potil8041/
Pétel8026/
Pätel8022/
Pocel808/
Poitl802/
Potll801/
Potelova7748/
Posstell771/
Posttell771/
Poustell771/
Poottell770/
Pol7547,849/
Pattel731,555/
Pastel731,219/
Pethel73632/
Possel73541/
Poisel73538/
Patell73528/
Pateel73362/
Petell73357/
Patuel73336/
Poucel73303/
Pathel73253/
Postyl73239/
Postil73208/
Petuel73154/
Pochel73122/
Posell73115/
Poselt7393/
Paetel7374/
Puttel7369/
Patael7363/
Petiel7358/
Puitel7358/
Pustel7342/
Posztl7341/
Paatel7337/
Pettel7335/
Poysel7325/
Pautel7325/
Ppatel7322/
Patiel7321/
Poßelt7320/
Potlet7318/
Bpatel7317/
Phatel7317/
Poßehl7312/
Péthel7311/
Pateul7310/
Hpatel7310/
Poseld7310/
Phutel738/
Vpatel737/
Pehtel735/
Posiel734/
Patelp733/
Pousel733/
Putell732/
Pateld732/
Pottil732/
Patelt732/
Päthel732/
Patelh732/
Pocell731/
Pate'l731/
Patesl731/
Putiel731/
Puthel731/
Pfostl731/
Phetel731/
Postäl731/
Poutil731/
Putehl731/
Poseel731/
Pottll730/
Pohl6784,918/
Pool6758,576/
Pole6737,956/
Poul6719,726/
Puol6715,596/
Poll6710,172/
Posselt675,474/
Polt671,821/
Postill67800/
Pethtel67736/
Pold67687/
Potlova67463/
Polh67403/
Poussel67328/
Poil67313/
Patl67263/
Peul67253/
Phol67241/
Posl67175/
Pastell67171/
Puchtel67113/
Poschel6764/
Possell6763/
Poissel6757/
Postlep6757/
Pathuel6754/
Pustell6743/
Petl6729/
Poucell6728/
Pasteel6724/
Pettell6722/
Pethuel6720/
Patteel6714/
Poysell6714/
Phatael6713/
Pattell6711/
Pfol679/
Poisell678/
Pátl678/
Ppol675/
Phateel674/
Posiell674/
Polp673/
Poyl673/
Patelph673/
Pojl672/
Patthel672/
Pachtel672/
Polì672/
Pötl672/
Pohselt672/
D'Patel672/
Paethel672/
Vpol672/
Pathael671/
Patelld671/
Patheel671/
Pathtel671/
Puttell671/
Petheel671/
Hpattel671/
Posselp671/
Hpol671/
Pautiel671/
Pettoel671/
Potlowa671/
Poustil671/
Bppatel671/
Putl671/
Bpol671/
Pothill670/
Pootill670/
Pethell670/
Pfeutel670/
Petteel670/
Patiell670/
Pethiel670/

Potel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potel in the Oriya language
େପାେଟଲepaetala-
Potel in the Marathi language
पोटेलpotela-
Potel in the Russian language
Потельpotel-

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