Potito Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Potito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4201:145,61122,924
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Australia421:642,75544,739
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
England51:11,143,612252,590
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Potitò (2) are calculated separately.

Potito (1,217) may also be a first name.

Potito Last Name Facts

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

Potito is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Potitò. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potito? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 471,234th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The last name Potito is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Potito reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 226,942nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,217 people.

Potito is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 145,611. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Apulia, where 44 percent reside, Lombardy, where 19 percent reside and Basilicata, where 13 percent reside. Beside Italy Potito exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Potito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potito last name are 25.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.38% registered with the party.

The amount Potito earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.05% more than the national average, earning €52,867 per year; in United States they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $38,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.33% more than the national average, earning $60,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potitò942/
Potitos9216/
Pothito926/
Photito924/
Poutito922/
Pothitos86515/
Pothitou86334/
Phothito8651/
Poitisto861/
Petito836,666/
Patito83224/
Potita8385/
Potuto8376/
Poteto8312/
Putito836/
Petitto772,267/
Pothita7793/
Pettito7718/
Photita779/
Potetto775/
Potesto775/
Potoita774/
Potitat772/
Potitad771/
Potteto771/
Potista771/
Phothita71357/
Potistas7132/
Potistad7128/
Pothetos7120/
Potuetho7110/
Pettitto712/
Postetto712/
Patitoss711/
Pattitto711/
Pothitat711/
Pothitha711/
Photitad711/
Pootutto711/
Potithat711/
Patuto67616/
Patita67226/
Petita67101/
Putita6720/
Peteto6720/
Phothitha6714/
Phothitat677/
Pateto675/
Pothithad671/
Patitò671/
Potuta671/
Phothitad671/

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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 Potito
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