Potis Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Potis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Potiš (23) & Pótiš (2) are calculated separately.

Potis (30) may also be a first name.

Potis Last Name Facts

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

Potis (Hindi: पोतिस, Russian: Потис) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Potiš or Pótiš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Potis.

How Common Is The Last Name Potis? popularity and diffusion

Potis is the 978,274th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Potis live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Potis is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 32 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and Indiana, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 13 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Potis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Potis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Potis last name grew 2,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potis last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Potis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 101.18% more than the national average, earning $99,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potiš9323/
Photis91297/
Potish9166/
Postis9152/
Poties9117/
Pothis9113/
Poutis9110/
Poteis919/
Poetis914/
Poitis914/
Pottis912/
Potist911/
Potois911/
Potiss911/
Potise910/
Poti894,922/
Pótiš872/
Poustis83508/
Pottish8333/
Potisch8332/
Pottios8331/
Pothuis8328/
Photios8321/
Postais8316/
Poutios833/
Potties832/
Pothish831/
Potes8011,581/
Potti8011,249/
Posti801,843/
Patis801,208/
Pothi80931/
Photi80926/
Pohti80896/
Potie80696/
Putis80636/
Potyi80623/
Puoti80493/
Petis80446/
Potoi80345/
Potiy80242/
Potai80187/
Pooti80167/
Potei80164/
Pouti8079/
Potip8078/
Poiti8049/
Potic8048/
Potys8031/
Potid8026/
Potit8020/
Poyti8014/
Potui8013/
Potih8012/
Potio8010/
Potii805/
Podti805/
Potij802/
Poëti801/
Hpoti801/
Posthuis7726/
Pochtish771/
Potisová771/
Pouthies770/
Pettis739,544/
Phothi732,804/
Pottie731,509/
Pattis731,099/
Postai73972/
Potiez73641/
Paties73514/
Postoi73396/
Pateis73375/
Patist73356/
Patois73343/
Potysz73284/
Photyi73254/
Poothi73250/
Petish73181/
Pottes73170/
Pastis73146/
Putois73123/
Poshti7383/
Photip7382/
Poetes7378/
Poysti7356/
Patise7354/
Postyi7354/
Patish7353/
Postiy7352/
Poosti7348/
Pousti7347/
Pustis7344/
Pohtio7337/
Pothid7335/
Poutei7333/
Postes7332/
Photai7331/
Pochti7326/
Potuit7320/
Pothai7319/
Pothip7319/
Poutai7318/
Poteas7318/
Potesz7318/
Pautis7318/
Petais7317/
Postui7316/
Poytes7315/
Pethis7314/
Potich7312/
Patios7312/
Posthi7311/
Potysh7311/
Potess7310/
Pottio7310/
Poites7310/
Pootti738/
Pathis738/
Postei736/
Postič736/
Peteis735/
Potaiy735/
Potitt734/
Photti734/
Patiss733/
Photie733/
Potest733/
Pothiy733/
Pootip733/
Poutie732/
Pootes732/
Pottai732/
Poutes732/
Petiss732/
Potesh732/
Pottiy732/
Pohtai732/
Patais732/
Puttis732/
Phetis732/
Pootai732/
Photes732/
Potaia731/
Pothes731/
Potthi731/
Pottii731/
Pottui731/
Pottys731/
Bpatis731/
Petois731/
Patisz731/
Petuis731/
Poitie731/
Poitiz731/
Postiš731/
Potese731/
Pootoi731/
Poštič731/
Poutio731/
Pottiz731/
Potieh731/
Postti731/
Padtis731/
Pottit730/
Poteus730/
Potice730/
Peetis730/
Patizs730/
Pati67263,387/
Pote6746,429/
Pota679,727/
Poty671,410/
Pottiez671,383/
Petties67963/
Pathuis67476/
Póti67437/
Phottai67300/
Pouytes67124/
Phottoi67123/
Postich67120/
Phothai67115/
Potysch67107/
Potuijt67102/
Potiche67100/
Phothip6790/
Poutays6780/
Páti6778/
Poister6775/
Poté6770/
Photthi6756/
Pettiss6752/
Pattist6747/
Puthois6728/
Patheis6726/
Pottuit6724/
Pastish6723/
Putihsh6720/
Paustis6716/
Petisch6710/
Poothai679/
Pattish678/
Pouthai678/
Phothit675/
Poshthi674/
Pootitt674/
Phootip674/
Pasteis673/
Postysh673/
Poshtti673/
Pateise673/
Pattiss673/
Patties672/
Patishe672/
Pettish672/
Pottitt672/
Pastéis672/
Patisse672/
Pouteix672/
Postese672/
Phottui672/
Poothip672/
Poodtai672/
Poostti671/
Pattios671/
Putisht671/
Pouthit671/
Hpettis671/
Pojtysz671/
Poeytes671/
Pothuit671/
Potè671/
Potí671/
Pouthio671/
Poutoit671/
Pouytès671/
Phuthis671/
Pothiez671/
Phatise671/
Photiey671/
Phootes671/
Phoutai671/
Poottai671/
Petteis670/
Potteys670/
Poustiz670/

Potis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potis in the Hindi language
पोतिसpotisa-
Potis in the Russian language
Потисpotis-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potis
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