Potoco Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Potoco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

Potoco Last Name Facts

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

Potoco is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoco? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Potoco reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 14,247,805. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Entre Ríos Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Argentina this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent reside and Venezuela, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potocco92272/
Potocko9227/
Potocou921/
Postoico863/
Potoko83151/
Patoco83112/
Potaco832/
Poteco831/
Potocká77538/
Potocka77235/
Potoşcă7732/
Potosca7731/
Potokho7721/
Pettoco7718/
Patocco7716/
Potokos778/
Potacco777/
Potosoy774/
Potokou772/
Petocco771/
Potocha771/
Postoiko71138/
Postoyko71104/
Podtteco711/
Potoukou711/
Potockas711/
Postojko711/
Postocka711/
Patojo67758/
Potoka67344/
Pataco67296/
Potazo67258/
Poteca67220/
Potaso67164/
Poteko6798/
Potoza6774/
Potecă6771/
Patoko6734/
Patoso6726/
Patuco6713/
Poutoukou6713/
Potako6712/
Patoca6711/
Pateco677/
Postoshko676/
Potosa674/
Patouchou673/
Potoja672/
Peteco671/
Petaco671/
Poutoukho671/
Putoko671/
Petoko671/

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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 Potoco
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