Potigny Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Potigny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 183 | 1:362,966 | 54,247 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Potigny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potigny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potigny is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potigny? popularity and diffusion
Potigny is the 1,206,588th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Potigny occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Potigny live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 362,966. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 77 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside and Brittany, where 5 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Jersey, where 4 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Potigny
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