Poton Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Poton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 350 | 1:611,641 | 22,776 |
| Philippines | 71 | 1:1,425,890 | 102,315 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Potoń (1) are calculated separately.
Poton (178) may also be a first name.
Poton Demographics
Average Poton Salary in
United States
$22,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Poton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poton in the Russian language | ||
| Потон | poton | - |
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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 Poton
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