Potor Surname

456,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Potor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3931:51,0896,319
Hungary1031:95,3049,307
France861:772,35794,336
United States641:5,663,421279,165
India161:47,941,586492,263
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pótor (131) are calculated separately.

Potor (27) may also be a first name.

Potor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potor (Russian: Потор) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pótor. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 456,246th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,821,490 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Potor reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 51,089. In Romania Potor is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 28 percent are found, Mureș County, where 24 percent are found and Sibiu County, where 22 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 14 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Potor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Potor last name expanded 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potor surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Potor earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.41% more than the national average, earning $58,858 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pótor93131/
Postor91544/
Potore9126/
Pottor9121/
Pothor913/
Potoor911/
Poutor911/
Potort911/
Poytor910/
Pothour8334/
Poutord8325/
Pothoor838/
Pottore836/
Phostor834/
Pottoor833/
Potortì832/
Poistor831/
Pottorr831/
Postore831/
Posztor831/
Pohytor831/
Pator8052,931/
Potur801,374/
Potar80658/
Petor80112/
Putor8045/
Potár801/
Poutoire77100/
Potorová7719/
Pottoore779/
Postoure772/
Potorova772/
Poothoor771/
Posthour770/
Potthour770/
Pastor73143,915/
Potard731,306/
Potare73682/
Pathor73444/
Patoir73320/
Potart73283/
Pattor73181/
Patoor73155/
Patore73138/
Patour73132/
Postar73116/
Pothur7369/
Pottur7347/
Photar7335/
Pothar7312/
Phator7310/
Pottar739/
Patorp739/
Poture738/
Patoer738/
Peetor737/
Postur736/
Puttor735/
Poštár735/
Paztor735/
Pàstor734/
Poteur734/
Putort733/
Poutar733/
Pohtar732/
Poštar732/
Postár732/
Poetar732/
Podtar731/
Putoor731/
Phutor731/
Padtor731/
Phetor731/
Paator731/
Pétour731/
Potarh731/
Potaur731/
Potgur731/
Putore731/
Peutor731/
Pastore6739,442/
Pochtar672,376/
Pastoor672,067/
Posture671,182/
Poshtar67862/
Pastour67789/
Pothare67680/
Puthoor67458/
Pathoor67351/
Paustor67100/
Poitard6791/
Putortì6786/
Pothaar6761/
Pfathor6746/
Pathore6739/
Postare6737/
Pattoor6736/
Pottard6727/
Pautore6725/
Poutard6722/
Pastohr6716/
Posteur6714/
Puttoor6712/
Pázstor6711/
Passtor677/
Paztore677/
Pazstor675/
Potthur675/
Pattoir674/
Poutare674/
Potthar674/
Patoure674/
Patthor674/
Paastor673/
Pothhar673/
Pottarz673/
Phoutar673/
Photare672/
Postarp672/
Pazthor672/
Pothard672/
Postart671/
Pothure671/
Pottare671/
Pattord671/
Pattore671/
Pastoir671/
Pastord671/
Pautoer671/
Poutart671/
Phatore671/
Phostar671/
Patoyre671/
Păsztor671/
Puchtor671/
Pothart671/
Pasdtor671/
Patoire671/
Pothaur670/
Postahr670/
Paetorr670/
Postard670/

Potor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potor in the Russian language
Поторpotor-

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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
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  • 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 Potor
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