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 is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Potiño. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potino? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potino is the 499,041st most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname Potino occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Potino are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Potino is also the 559,024th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 254 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 140,802. In Tanzania Potino is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 56 percent reside, Geita Region, where 43 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

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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