Potensa Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

Potensa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potensa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

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

Potensa Last Name Facts

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

Potensa is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be rendered as: Potensà. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potensa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Potensa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Potensa are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Potensa is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 93 percent live and Paraná, where 7 percent live. Besides Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 48 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potensà951/
Potensia931/
Potenza8611,297/
Potense8618/
Potenca8613/
Potensi866/
Potença861/
Ponsa831,355/
Poštenja804/
Pottenza803/
Patensia803/
Potenzas801/
Potenjos801/
Phonsa774,676/
Ponssa77134/
Ponsat7757/
Ponsaa7756/
Ponsai7716/
Ponsah7714/
Ponsay779/
Ponsap776/
Ponsha775/
Ponsoa772/
Ponsia771/
Ponsad771/
Ponsca771/
Potensier753/
Pottenzza751/
Phonsai71844/
Potenzo71156/
Phonsap71106/
Poonsap7133/
Potenzi7123/
Potinca7120/
Potenze7120/
Ponsaud7116/
Potence7116/
Pacensa7114/
Phonsat7112/
Potency7111/
Phounsa7111/
Poonsai715/
Ponshah714/
Patenso712/
Ponseau712/
Poinsat712/
Ponssaa711/
Ponsaid711/
Phonsay711/
Phonsad711/
Potenge711/
Posenza711/
Patensi711/
Potengi711/
Patense711/
Potemza711/
Petenza711/
Phonsha711/
Phonsea711/
Phonhsa711/
Pansa6713,231/
Ponza672,210/
Ponso671,784/
Pomsa67222/
Ponca67106/
Ponja6785/
Phoonsap6749/
Phonsaat6713/
Potenger6710/
Poinsaut679/
Ponsà676/
Pottengi675/
Potenzio675/
Ponsá673/
Potenchi673/
Ponseeha672/
Poinseau672/
Potience671/
Poonsaat671/
Potuence671/
Patiensi671/
Patensie671/
Pastense671/
Potincha671/
Phonsaad671/
Phonsaha671/
Poonsaad671/
Poonshap671/
Patiense670/

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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
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  • 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 Potensa
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