Potoh Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Potoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99 | 1:1,022,608 | 86,972 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Potoh (17) may also be a first name.
Potoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potoh is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Potoh are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Potoh is also the 2,694,839th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 17 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,022,608. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 56 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 41 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 1 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Potoh
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