Pothen Surname

286,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Pothen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pothen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:858,90765,342
India3471:2,210,56373,512
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England191:2,932,529101,561
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Guam121:13,3432,098
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Oman61:614,6626,082
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Pöthen (21) are calculated separately.

Pothen (112) may also be a first name.

Pothen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pothen (Hindi: पोतन, Marathi: पोथेन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pöthen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pothen is the 286,665th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,438,467 people. Pothen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Pothen reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pothen is also the 885,979th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 112 people.

The last name Pothen is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 858,907. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 39 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.

Pothen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pothen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pothen last name expanded 2,813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pothen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pothen last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Pothen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.27% more than the national average, earning R 435,516 per year; in United States they earn 26.39% more than the national average, earning $54,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.51% more than the national average, earning $66,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöthen9421/
Poethen9258/
Poten91186/
Pothisen8641/
Potichen861/
Phothaen861/
Phothien861/
Pothin834,112/
Potein831,217/
Posten831,163/
Potten83852/
Pathen83488/
Puthen83396/
Pooten83170/
Potent83111/
Pothem8391/
Pethen8352/
Poeten8334/
Potien8318/
Poteng8315/
Photen8313/
Potgen8310/
Potene838/
Potean833/
Poiten831/
Potenh831/
Pouten830/
Photthaen80397/
Phothisen80298/
Pottichen8067/
Potn804/
Photeheng801/
Pothina773,745/
Phothin77314/
Pothain77301/
Pothion77145/
Pottgen7767/
Potecin7745/
Patheng7733/
Photien7719/
Peuthen7714/
Potisen7714/
Photeen7710/
Pooteng776/
Potuhyn775/
Potthin774/
Pothine773/
Pottien773/
Pouthne772/
Pathene772/
Photaen772/
Pohtein771/
Pohteng771/
Posteng771/
Postten771/
Potesin771/
Pothing771/
Poothin771/
Pasthen771/
Puthean771/
Puithen771/
Pfotenh771/
Pethein771/
Photten771/
Photene771/
Poteten771/
Pothind771/
Poutein771/
Potohyn771/
Pousten770/
Pottent770/
Poetten770/
Potteng770/
Patehen770/
Poosten770/
Phothiseng7594/
Phothisemn751/
Phothiteng751/
Potin734,596/
Paten731,091/
Peten73533/
Potem73204/
Pathn73104/
Potne7323/
Potyn7322/
Phetn732/
Pootn731/
Postn731/
Phethean71324/
Photthin71120/
Potehina71112/
Potechin7180/
Phothina7178/
Photteng7168/
Photisen7161/
Potthink7137/
Phutheng7121/
Phothion7113/
Potuhyna7113/
Poteshyn717/
Patheang715/
Potiteng715/
Pousteen714/
Potesing714/
Postheim714/
Pathisen714/
Phothing713/
Poothina711/
Potahina711/
Pothaain711/
Pothisin711/
Photeang711/
Phothain711/
Phooteng711/
Puthisen711/
Phathaen711/
Pathetng711/
Patten6725,265/
Pasten6718,041/
Petean671,878/
Petten671,266/
Potina67936/
Poting67609/
Pathem67567/
Pottin67563/
Postin67407/
Patene67403/
Patent67318/
Peeten67306/
Phetin67182/
Patien67179/
Pateng67173/
Poštin67130/
Pottem67116/
Peuten67102/
Photem67100/
Potynh6794/
Potion6792/
Pethin6767/
Pathne6760/
Patean6757/
Poutin6754/
Petein6748/
Pathin6748/
Potain6743/
Petien6743/
Pothising6743/
Potyng6738/
Potîng6738/
Potind6737/
Poetin6727/
Pötgen6725/
Putene6722/
Potthinck6720/
Potyna6718/
Photin6717/
Phatthaen6715/
Puthin6713/
Pohtin679/
Phaten678/
Pétein678/
Potehhina678/
Pothim677/
Potuin676/
Patthn676/
Puthem676/
Potine676/
Pazten676/
Phothisin676/
Pootin676/
Potinc675/
Pătean674/
Phoutthiseng674/
Poitin673/
Pataen673/
Phuthisen673/
Putthisen673/
Potayshyn673/
Potgin672/
Postem672/
Patein672/
Poteam671/
Potoin671/
Pateen671/
Patend671/
Pathychen671/
Phathn671/
Phothisne671/
Pauten671/
Paeten671/
Paaten671/
Postén671/
Poştin671/
Poytin671/
Potînc671/
Pottne671/
Pheten671/
Putean671/
Puttheing671/
Pootem671/
Poitisent670/
Pauthn670/

Pothen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pothen in the Hindi language
पोतनpotana-
Pothen in the Marathi language
पोथेनpothena73.68
पोथनpothana10.53
पोठेनpothena10.53
पोतेनpotena5.26

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pothen
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