Potino Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Potino Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3761:140,80212,942
France1931:344,15951,782
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

The alternate forms: Potiño (3) are calculated separately.

Potino (254) may also be a first name.

Potino Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potino occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Potiño. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potino? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 499,041st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. Potino occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Potino reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Potino is also the 559,024th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 254 people.

The surname Potino is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 140,802. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 56 percent are found, Geita Region, where 43 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Potino exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potiño943/
Pottino9210/
Potinho927/
Photino922/
Potingo922/
Potinoy921/
Pothino921/
Photinot86300/
Photinos8688/
Potainoi869/
Photinou861/
Phothino861/
Patino8325,431/
Potina83936/
Poteno831/
Pothainot801/
Phothinoi801/
Pothina773,745/
Patingo772,045/
Potinga77872/
Patinot7771/
Postina7767/
Pottina7724/
Patinos7722/
Pattino7714/
Patigno779/
Potinaa775/
Pootina775/
Potinas774/
Poytina774/
Photina773/
Poutina772/
Pathino771/
Pateino771/
Potinat771/
Poteina771/
Phatinot71178/
Potehina71112/
Phothina7178/
Potignat7172/
Pottinga7157/
Poutinga7126/
Potineau7123/
Pochtina7116/
Pattigno7116/
Pothinna711/
Poustina711/
Potahina711/
Phattino711/
Patinuoh711/
Pautinos711/
Paztaino711/
Pastinos711/
Poothina711/
Pothinga711/
Patiño67223,001/
Patina672,490/
Potena67393/
Poutignat67238/
Pateno67151/
Poutineau6758/
Potyna6718/
Pothionga6717/
Potehhina678/
Patińo672/
Poteño671/
Pàtiño671/
Patíno671/
Phoustina671/

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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
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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 Potino
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