Poton Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Poton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3501:611,64122,776
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
France571:1,165,311123,217
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Benin111:939,60046,216
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Potoń (1) are calculated separately.

Poton (178) may also be a first name.

Poton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poton (Russian: Потон) is most common in Brazil. It may also be found as: Potoń. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Poton live; 60 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 683,417th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 178 people.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 611,641. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Espírito Santo, where 83 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Poton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poton surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poton surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $27,104,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potoń931/
Poston9114,550/
Photon912,845/
Potton91952/
Potong91759/
Poyton91242/
Pouton91193/
Poeton9156/
Pooton9149/
Pothon9119/
Potone9117/
Poiton919/
Potoon912/
Potoin911/
Potond911/
Puoton911/
Pothong831,940/
Photong831,345/
Poutong83143/
Pootong83132/
Potonne8338/
Pothuon8332/
Phothon8327/
Pottong8320/
Potocin8313/
Postone8311/
Poutoun8311/
Pootoon838/
Pohtong838/
Poothon837/
Potoine833/
Poiston832/
Potosen832/
Potosin832/
Photoon832/
Posston831/
Pottone831/
Poutone831/
Phoiton831/
Photton831/
Poutonh831/
Poytong831/
Pouthon831/
Postong831/
Potohyn831/
Potoung831/
Phooton831/
Podtong831/
Poohton831/
Pouston830/
Poutton830/
Paton8035,265/
Puton802,052/
Peton801,290/
Potom801,288/
Potan80632/
Potun8010/
Péton804/
Phothong773,417/
Photthon77678/
Poothong77405/
Phootong7724/
Potonova7722/
Phoitong7720/
Poithong7713/
Pohthong7713/
Phoothon777/
Poythong776/
Pottosin775/
Phoytong775/
Potochin774/
Poodtong774/
Phoutong774/
Potoshyn774/
Pouthong774/
Poutoung772/
Potthong772/
Pothtong771/
Phothone771/
Phothonh771/
Photoing771/
Photoung771/
Poottong771/
Patton73101,599/
Putong732,659/
Patond731,382/
Patong731,186/
Potane73893/
Petton73879/
Postan73812/
Pothan73745/
Poitan73590/
Putton73514/
Paston73438/
Potang73327/
Patone73290/
Phuton73269/
Petoin73175/
Pheton73175/
Pathon73173/
Photun73118/
Puthon7383/
Photan7349/
Phaton7334/
Patoon7329/
Puston7328/
Potung7327/
Pauton7325/
Pottan7324/
Postom7320/
Pootan737/
Pethon737/
Potuin736/
Potand736/
Potgan735/
Poytan735/
Patoun735/
Paeton734/
Peeton734/
Pétoin734/
Pazton732/
Potann732/
Poutan732/
Postão732/
Poitán732/
Poetan732/
Putoon732/
Potank731/
Pottom731/
Patoin731/
Patotn731/
Pehton731/
Putoin731/
Putone731/
Paaton731/
Photom731/
Puiton731/
Potoum731/
Potánc731/
Potâng731/
Poutom731/
Poutón731/
Potanh731/
Petonh731/
Peuton730/
Padton730/
Pothom730/
Patont730/
Poutun730/
Photthong7124,760/
Phoothong71111/
Phouthong7124/
Phouthone7119/
Phoythong716/
Pootthong715/
Phoottong712/
Phoithong712/
Potochink711/
Potosingh711/
Phodthong711/
Poohthong711/
Patoine67826/
Puthong67733/
Phothom67712/
Pathong67693/
Phuthon67584/
Phaeton67468/
Phathon67293/
Pattong67210/
Phutong67202/
Phottun67189/
Puttong67112/
Phutton6798/
Pautong6796/
Phatong6774/
Putthon6767/
Pattone6763/
Phoodthong6753/
Padtong6737/
Pashton6730/
Patuong6729/
Podtung6721/
Potatin6714/
Poutoum6714/
Poottan6714/
Pastone6713/
Poothan6711/
Photane6710/
Postang6710/
Putotin679/
Phatoon678/
Potasin678/
Poistan678/
Photang678/
Poshtan676/
Phothan676/
Pothane675/
Patocin675/
Phetoon675/
Potuhyn675/
Patosin674/
Poitand674/
Phutone674/
Puttoon674/
Phottan674/
Phothun674/
Patotyn674/
Poitane674/
Pudtong674/
Patoune673/
Pothann673/
Phaëton673/
Pothang673/
Pautone672/
Patoten672/
Pettoun672/
Pattoon672/
Patthon672/
Phatton671/
Potutin671/
Pattoen671/
Pattond671/
Pattonn671/
Pattont671/
Pushton671/
Puszton671/
Ppatton671/
Phaston671/
Patotin671/
Pastont671/
Peauton671/
Podtang671/
Postane671/
Postant671/
Pothuom671/
Poudtan671/
Poutang671/
Pouttan671/
Potthom671/
Potatyn671/
Pothoum671/
Phetton671/
Phoththong671/
Phootan671/
Puytong671/
Pootung671/
Pudtoon671/
Patohyn671/
Pettoon670/
Peuston670/
Pattton670/
Pauston670/
Passton670/

Poton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poton in the Russian language
Потонpoton-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poton
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