Potony Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Potony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France551:1,207,686126,065
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Potony Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potony is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potony? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potony is the 1,931,261st most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Potony are found; 48 percent are found in Caribbean and 48 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,207,686. In France it is mostly found in: Guadeloupe, where 82 percent live, Brittany, where 15 percent live and Grand Est, where 2 percent live. Apart from France this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 40 percent live and Hong Kong, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potonyi9224/
Poutony921/
Potonay921/
Potoni8322/
Potona8320/
Potone8317/
Potany831/
Patony830/
Pootona77347/
Patonay77116/
Potonne7738/
Potonie7732/
Potonet7719/
Postany7716/
Patonyi7711/
Postone7711/
Potoine773/
Potanay772/
Patoniy771/
Pothany771/
Poutonh771/
Pottone771/
Potuiny771/
Poutone771/
Potonis771/
Peutony770/
Potoń731/
Postatny7183/
Potgouni7168/
Patongay7111/
Poutouni7110/
Postones719/
Patonych716/
Phootona715/
Phothone711/
Phothonh711/
Potonich711/
Potanych711/
Peutoney710/
Patoni674,634/
Potani673,299/
Potane67893/
Patona67515/
Potana67424/
Patone67290/
Putoni6737/
Poutonnet6732/
Potuna6731/
Phouthone6719/
Patany6717/
Putona6710/
Potuni676/
Podtochennyi672/
Putany672/
Putone671/
Poustonis671/
Poutougni671/
Potanh671/

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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 Potony
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