Potin Surname

102,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Potin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Potin,' i.e. Philip from Pot (the nick, of Philipot), diminutive Pot-in (v. Pottle); compare Cobbin (v. Coppin), the diminutive of Cob, the nick, of Jacob.

John Potin, Kent, 1273.

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Potin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,8631:17,1951,888
Brazil1701:1,259,26143,260
Russia1701:847,78368,532
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Chile371:476,12112,335
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Israel241:356,56829,419
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Senegal171:857,6082,905
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
India161:47,941,586492,263
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Belgium121:958,05473,966
England101:5,571,806158,774
Gambia91:213,717372
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Comoros11:749,524685
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Potin (294) may also be a first name.

Potin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Potin,' i.e. Philip from Pot (the nick, of Philipot), diminutive Pot-in (v. Pottle); compare Cobbin (v. Coppin), the diminutive of Cob, the nick, of Jacob.

John Potin, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Benedict Potin, Kent ibid.

Simon Potin, Kent, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Potin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potin (Hindi: पोतीन, Russian: Потин) is most common in France. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potin.

How Common Is The Last Name Potin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 102,489th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,585,628 people. The surname Potin is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Potin live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 514,566th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 294 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 3,863 people, or 1 in 17,195. In France Potin is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 17 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Potin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Potin surname rose 580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potin last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Potin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $40,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothin914,112/
Potina91936/
Poting91609/
Pottin91563/
Postin91407/
Poštin91130/
Potion9192/
Poutin9154/
Potind9137/
Poetin9127/
Potien9118/
Photin9117/
Pohtin919/
Potuin916/
Pootin916/
Potinc915/
Poitin913/
Potgin912/
Poştin911/
Poytin911/
Poin89557/
Potn894/
Phothin83314/
Potting83222/
Poustin83156/
Posting8366/
Phostin8332/
Pochtin8329/
Pottina8324/
Photien8319/
Pootina835/
Poytina834/
Potthin834/
Pottien833/
Photina833/
Poutina832/
Poothin831/
Poostin831/
Pouting830/
Patin8011,361/
Point808,751/
Putin807,805/
Petin803,990/
Posin80627/
Poten80186/
Poing80117/
Phoin8039/
Potim8038/
Potne8023/
Potyn8022/
Poßin8020/
Poind808/
Poine807/
Pocin807/
Pootn801/
Poinh801/
Postn801/
Photthin77120/
Potinova776/
Phothien771/
Poutting770/
Pon7521,284/
Putina733,877/
Patina732,490/
Pothen731,340/
Posten731,163/
Potten73852/
Pattin73835/
Possin73692/
Pating73659/
Posing73535/
Pochin73381/
Puting73294/
Puttin73291/
Pastin73284/
Patijn73259/
Pautin73258/
Photim73243/
Peutin73219/
Phetin73182/
Patien73179/
Pousin73171/
Pooten73170/
Pution73126/
Potent73111/
Poucin7395/
Pettin7393/
Pöting7379/
Pethin7367/
Pation7364/
Pathin7348/
Pustin7346/
Petien7343/
Puitin7342/
Potyng7338/
Phatin7338/
Potîng7338/
Putien7336/
Poeten7334/
Poigne7322/
Phosin7318/
Potyna7318/
Poteng7315/
Puthin7313/
Photen7313/
Putuin7313/
Pottim7312/
Poußin7310/
Poisen739/
Hpatin739/
Poisin738/
Põhtin738/
Putinn736/
Putink736/
Pocing735/
Phutin735/
Posien735/
Păştin735/
Poggin734/
Patuin733/
Pputin733/
Paetin732/
Pointt732/
Phoisn732/
Poosin732/
Posind731/
Patint731/
Putint731/
Pointh731/
Poinne731/
Poinck731/
Poiten731/
Păștin731/
Postén731/
Pooina731/
Poysin731/
Potînc731/
Pottne731/
Pootim731/
Pohgin731/
Poisyn731/
Puoina731/
Patimn731/
Pouten730/
Phoing730/
Pojsin730/
Petinn730/
Postingue7161/
Poon67110,235/
Phon6760,142/
Pong6745,723/
Pond6719,464/
Pont6716,526/
Pone675,616/
Poussin675,015/
Pohn671,018/
Puon67770/
Pouchin67748/
Ponn67718/
Pautina67371/
Pattijn67337/
Putting67151/
Patting67146/
Pastijn67143/
Poun67139/
Phethin67132/
Pūtienė67103/
Pastink6797/
Pötting6793/
Pattina6781/
Possing6775/
Poching6773/
Phating6762/
Poschin6762/
Poim6759/
Poethen6758/
Phosing6749/
Patn6746/
Phuting6744/
Poingue6733/
Ponh6731/
Peutina6729/
Paatina6724/
Pattion6717/
Poosing6715/
Poohina6711/
Phochin6711/
Photeen6710/
Paustin679/
Pettien679/
Puttina679/
Putienė679/
Pochtyn679/
Pauting677/
Petn676/
Pashtin676/
Phathin676/
Pooteng676/
Phaetin675/
Phatina674/
Posingh673/
Poyn673/
Poochin673/
Potnova672/
Pouthne672/
Poissin672/
Putn672/
Poşchin672/
Pauthin672/
Hpon672/
Bpon672/
Photaen672/
Podtyna672/
Pohteng671/
Poinova671/
Poinque671/
Posteng671/
Postten671/
Pastisn671/
Pushtin671/
Puitien671/
Poychin671/
Pousing671/
Photten671/
Photyon671/
Phation671/
Poingne671/
Ppatina671/
D'Patin671/
Puiting671/
Phuthin671/
Phohsin671/
Puttien671/
Pgon671/
Pohsing671/
Pojn671/
Pomn671/
Pousten670/
Pottent670/
Poetten670/
Potteng670/
Patthin670/
Poosten670/
Pattien670/
Posn670/

Potin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potin in the Hindi language
पोतीनpotina-
Potin in the Russian language
Потинpotin-

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