Potono Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Potono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Potono Last Name Facts

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

Potono has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Potono.

How Common Is The Last Name Potono? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potono is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Potono live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Potono is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe Potono is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potongo9223/
Potonuo9211/
Potonos926/
Potonou922/
Poitongo8668/
Patono83312/
Potano83130/
Potona8320/
Phottonot8082/
Pootona77347/
Patongo7745/
Pattono7737/
Potonas7733/
Pathono7727/
Potonah7719/
Potanos7712/
Potosna775/
Poitano771/
Potonga771/
Pottano771/
Potanot771/
Postogna7152/
Phootona715/
Photthonnot714/
Potongah711/
Patano672,065/
Patona67515/
Potana67424/
Patoungou677/
Patoño671/

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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 Potono
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