Potoko Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Potoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia721:220,13813,905
Benin431:240,36321,480
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Potoko (290) may also be a first name.

Potoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potoko is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Potoko is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Potoko live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 518,802nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 290 people.

The last name Potoko is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 220,138. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Zambia Potoko exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 28 percent are found and Botswana, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potocko9227/
Potokho9221/
Potokos928/
Potokou922/
Postoiko86138/
Postoyko86104/
Potoukou861/
Postojko861/
Potoka83344/
Poteko8398/
Patoko8334/
Potako8312/
Potoco839/
Petoko831/
Putoko831/
Poutoukou8013/
Postoshko806/
Poutoukho801/
Potocká77538/
Potocco77272/
Potocka77235/
Pattoko7710/
Potuzko779/
Poutoka775/
Potokha775/
Pootako775/
Potokas772/
Pothoka771/
Photako771/
Potoska771/
Patosko771/
Patokos771/
Patotko771/
Potocou771/
Potasko770/
Potashko71147/
Pothakos7170/
Poutokas7156/
Pothakou7141/
Photakos7120/
Phuthoko714/
Postoico713/
Poutouka711/
Potushko711/
Potohska711/
Potockas711/
Postocka711/
Pustosko711/
Patoukou711/
Patoka673,072/
Potaka67454/
Pustokhod67184/
Patoco67112/
Peteko6793/
Patako6768/
Putuko6723/
Potuka6722/
Poteka6715/
Petako6711/
Patuko675/
Phototkha674/
Putoka673/
Pateko672/
Postushko672/
Petoka672/
Pastoshko672/
Potaco672/
Poteco671/
Patoká671/
Pastoszko671/
Postojska671/

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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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  • 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 Potoko
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