Potkins Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Potkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:422,10728,563
Canada441:837,40065,151
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815

Potkins Last Name Facts

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

Potkins occurs most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Potkins reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Potkins is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 422,107. In England Potkins is most common in: Suffolk, where 27 percent are found, Essex, where 9 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and Qatar, where 6 percent are found.

Potkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Potkins has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Potkins surname grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potkins Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Potkins earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.66% less than the national average, earning $46,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokins922/
Patkins868/
Hpokins868/
Petkins866/
Podkins861/
Pookins861/
Poskins860/
Pakins776/
Paskins71858/
Poukens7194/
Padkins7116/
Petkens7115/
Paukins712/
Packins712/
Pochins711/
Pockens710/
Pauskins672/
Pettkens671/
Poickens671/
Poschkens6324/
Pakyns621/
Pacins620/
Pachins5760/
Peukens5724/
Paukens5710/
Padcins571/
Packens571/
Packense530/
Patqueens504/

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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 Potkins
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