Pothen Surname
Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname
Pothen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 422 | 1:858,907 | 65,342 |
| India | 347 | 1:2,210,563 | 73,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Germany | 122 | 1:659,881 | 51,431 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Mauritius | 8 | 1:161,677 | 8,227 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Pöthen (21) are calculated separately.
Pothen (112) may also be a first name.
Pothen Demographics
Average Pothen Salary in
United States
$54,535 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Pothen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pothen in the Hindi language | ||
| पोतन | potana | - |
| Pothen in the Marathi language | ||
| पोथेन | pothena | 73.68 |
| पोथन | pothana | 10.53 |
| पोठेन | pothena | 10.53 |
| पोतेन | potena | 5.26 |
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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 Pothen
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