Potong Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Potong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand6171:114,48716,871
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Potong (142) may also be a first name.

Potong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potong is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 448,561st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Potong are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Potong is also the 775,413th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 142 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 114,487. In Thailand it is most common in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 17 percent reside, Narathiwat Province, where 12 percent reside and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Potong exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Potong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potong last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Potong earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothong921,940/
Photong921,345/
Poutong92143/
Pootong92132/
Pottong9220/
Pohtong928/
Poetong922/
Poytong921/
Potgong921/
Postong921/
Potoung921/
Podtong921/
Poton91605/
Phothong863,417/
Poothong86405/
Phootong8624/
Phoitong8620/
Poithong8613/
Pohthong8613/
Poethong868/
Poythong866/
Phoytong865/
Poodtong864/
Phoutong864/
Pouthong864/
Poutoung862/
Potthong862/
Phoetong861/
Pothtong861/
Photoing861/
Photoung861/
Poottong861/
Poston8314,550/
Photon832,845/
Putong832,659/
Patong831,186/
Potton83952/
Potang83327/
Poyton83242/
Pouton83193/
Petong83108/
Pooton8349/
Potung8327/
Pothon8319/
Potone8317/
Poiton839/
Potoon832/
Potoin831/
Potond831/
Puoton831/
Potâng831/
Photthong8024,760/
Phoothong80111/
Phouthong8024/
Phoethong807/
Phoythong806/
Poetthong805/
Pootthong805/
Phoottong802/
Phoithong802/
Potosingh801/
Phodthong801/
Poeythong801/
Poohthong801/
Puthong77733/
Pathong77693/
Pettong77368/
Pattong77210/
Phutong77202/
Puttong77112/
Pautong7796/
Phatong7774/
Pedtong7754/
Potonne7738/
Paetong7737/
Padtong7737/
Peetong7735/
Pothuon7732/
Patuong7729/
Phothon7727/
Podtung7721/
Patoeng7717/
Pethong7717/
Potocin7713/
Postone7711/
Poutoun7711/
Postang7710/
Pootoon778/
Photang778/
Poothon777/
Pudtong774/
Potoine773/
Pothang773/
Poiston772/
Potosen772/
Potosin772/
Photoon772/
Posston771/
Pottone771/
Poutone771/
Phoiton771/
Photton771/
Podtang771/
Poutang771/
Poutonh771/
Pouthon771/
Potohyn771/
Phetong771/
Phooton771/
Puytong771/
Pootung771/
Poohton771/
Pouston770/
Poutton770/
Phoodthong7553/
Phoththong751/
Paton7335,265/
Potom731,288/
Potan73632/
Potoń731/
Phuthong7110,383/
Phathong714,193/
Petthong71804/
Photthon71678/
Putthong71450/
Patthong71404/
Phettong71178/
Puithong71172/
Paethong71138/
Pedthong7197/
Phattong7191/
Padthong7182/
Peethong7152/
Potasing7124/
Potonova7122/
Phothung7115/
Pachtong7110/
Phethong7110/
Postangk719/
Phaetong719/
Pethtong718/
Phothang717/
Pudthong717/
Phoothon717/
Phuttong717/
Pottosin715/
Puythong715/
Potochin714/
Potoshyn714/
Phedtong714/
Pathtong712/
Puttoung712/
Poothang712/
Pahatong711/
Phatoing711/
Phothomg711/
Phothone711/
Phothonh711/
Photeung711/
Phadtong711/
Pahthong711/
Pahttong711/
Paehtong711/
Pehttong711/
Pauthong711/
Patton67101,599/
Phatthong673,380/
Patang671,658/
Phaethong671,518/
Patond671,382/
Phetthong671,238/
Phutthong671,099/
Potane67893/
Postan67812/
Pothan67745/
Poitan67590/
Paston67438/
Petang67402/
Patone67290/
Pathon67173/
Photthung67160/
Putang6788/
Patung6783/
Phudthong6756/
Photan6749/
Putung6735/
Phaton6734/
Patoon6729/
Pauton6725/
Pachthong6725/
Pottan6724/
Postom6720/
Phouthone6719/
Phuithong679/
Pootan677/
Potand676/
Phadthong676/
Potgan675/
Poytan675/
Patoun675/
Pothasing673/
Pazton672/
Potann672/
Poutan672/
Postão672/
Poitán672/
Paehthong672/
Peththong672/
Potank671/
Potochink671/
Pottom671/
Patoin671/
Patotn671/
Paaton671/
Photthang671/
Photom671/
Potoum671/
Potánc671/
Poutom671/
Poutón671/
Potanh671/
Ppetthong671/
Phoothung671/
Phuchtong671/
Phudtgong671/
Phuuthong671/
Phedthong671/
Pheethong671/
Pachttong671/
Pastthong671/
Paththong671/
Peuton670/
Padton670/
Pothom670/
Patont670/

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