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།) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Potó or Pótó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poto? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 68,165th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 999,801 people. The last name Poto occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Poto reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,232nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 2,080 people.
This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,224 people, or 1 in 24,360. In South Africa Poto is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent reside and Limpopo, where 23 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Poto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Poto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poto surname increased 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 Democrats than The US average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the political 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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