Poto Surname
Approximately 7,289 people bear this surname
Poto Surname Definition:
“Long Slender Stalk of Kaffir Corn” in Xosa.
Poto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,224 | 1:24,360 | 3,099 |
| Pakistan | 1,177 | 1:151,779 | 4,122 |
| Indonesia | 884 | 1:149,603 | 14,711 |
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Italy | 490 | 1:124,810 | 20,391 |
| United States | 285 | 1:1,271,786 | 89,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 256 | 1:31,850 | 3,675 |
| Nigeria | 243 | 1:728,983 | 33,324 |
| Zambia | 152 | 1:104,276 | 8,256 |
| Cameroon | 139 | 1:149,418 | 16,457 |
| Lesotho | 132 | 1:15,398 | 3,354 |
| Philippines | 107 | 1:946,152 | 83,691 |
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| Spain | 75 | 1:623,360 | 28,648 |
| Romania | 59 | 1:340,303 | 29,553 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 7 | 1:25,346 | 1,305 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Potó (64) & Pótó (33) are calculated separately.
Poto (2,080) may also be a first name.
Poto Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Long Slender Stalk of Kaffir Corn” in Xosa.
Poto Demographics
Average Poto Salary in
United States
$54,099 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poto (Georgian: ფოთო, Hindi: पोटो, Marathi: पोटो, Oriya: େପାେଟା, Russian: Пото, Tibetan: པོ་ཏོ།) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Potó or Pótó. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poto? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poto is the 68,165th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 999,801 people. The surname Poto occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Poto live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,232nd most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 2,080 people.
The last name Poto is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,224 people, or 1 in 24,360. In South Africa Poto is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent live and Limpopo, where 23 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Poto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Poto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poto surname expanded 2,036 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Poto are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.24% being registered with the party.
The amount Poto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.87% more than the national average, earning €42,303 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning R 190,248 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.86% less than the national average, earning $14,334,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.38% more than the national average, earning $54,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.91% more than the national average, earning $64,542 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poto in the Georgian language | ||
| ფოთო | poto | - |
| Poto in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାେଟା | epaeta | - |
| Poto in the Marathi language | ||
| पोटो | poto | 85.71 |
| पोतो | poto | 14.29 |
| Poto in the Hindi language | ||
| पोटो | poto | 83.87 |
| फोटो | photo | 6.45 |
| पोतो | poto | 6.45 |
| पॊतॊ | poto | 3.23 |
| Poto in the Tibetan language | ||
| པོ་ཏོ། | poto | 50 |
| ་པོ་ཏོ་། | poto | 50 |
| Poto in the Russian language | ||
| Пото | poto | - |
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