Potevin Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Potevin Surname Definition:

POTVINE: A Poitevin, or native of Poitou. This name is found about Dover and Canterbury.

Potevin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2311:287,54444,088
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Potevin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

POTVINE: A Poitevin, or native of Poitou. This name is found about Dover and Canterbury.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

POITEVIN: A name given to a native of Poitou, France.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Potevin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potevin is found most frequently in France. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potevin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,052,587th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Potevin are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most common in France, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 287,544. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 33 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 11 percent live. Outside of France it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Potevin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potevin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Potevin last name contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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