Potos Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Potos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece651:170,45827,584
Hungary561:175,29115,311
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Potos (20) may also be a first name.

Potos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potos (Russian: Потос) is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Potos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Potos reside; 35 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 35 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Potos is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name Potos is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 170,458. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Thessaly, where 52 percent live, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 37 percent live and Western Greece, where 6 percent live. Not including Greece this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Potos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potos last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Potos earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 42.2% more than the national average, earning $32,281,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,080 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothos91417/
Poutos91276/
Postos9139/
Pohtos9120/
Potose9117/
Potous9115/
Photos915/
Pottos912/
Potois911/
Potosz911/
Poto897,289/
Posztos83139/
Poutous83106/
Pootosh833/
Postosh831/
Postozs831/
Potosse831/
Potthos831/
Pozstos831/
Pothous830/
Postous830/
Potot806,426/
Potoy804,017/
Potop801,591/
Photo801,051/
Potas80875/
Patos80793/
Posto80665/
Poito80527/
Pohto80482/
Potoi80345/
Potto80214/
Potus80125/
Potoh80119/
Potou80107/
Potoc8066/
Petos8047/
Putos8044/
Potoč8042/
Potho8036/
Potoo8030/
Pooto8028/
Pouto8025/
Poyto8021/
Potoa8014/
Potod8011/
Pfoto803/
Potgo801/
Bpoto801/
Hpoto801/
Potuo801/
Potás801/
Potthoss777/
Poiteous771/
Postosch771/
Pouchtos771/
Pothouse770/
Potthost770/
Poitou732,384/
Potash731,999/
Pottas73935/
Poutou73557/
Photto73498/
Postoi73396/
Pastos73391/
Patois73343/
Poutot73343/
Poutas73280/
Photop73235/
Patose73231/
Pothou73211/
Pothas73179/
Potasz73155/
Putois73123/
Postoy73120/
Postás7381/
Potase7357/
Pothus7356/
Photot7352/
Postas7350/
Poutoa7345/
Postus7334/
Postoš7334/
Pathos7331/
Potass7328/
Pethos7325/
Photho7323/
Pettos7322/
Pottou7316/
Pootoo7315/
Phooto7313/
Poitoa739/
Postou739/
Potoch739/
Pottoy737/
Paatos737/
Potast735/
Poutho735/
Postoj734/
Patosz734/
Pootou734/
Postoş734/
Photus733/
Poitas733/
Petosh732/
Pattos732/
Photoo732/
Puhtos732/
Putous732/
Pousto732/
Potaas732/
Postop732/
Petoos732/
Pautos732/
Pootho732/
Pootto731/
Pustos731/
Petoss731/
Petois731/
Possto731/
Pottoh731/
Patoss731/
Patous731/
Photas731/
Poitus731/
Péthos731/
Puotto731/
Pothod731/
Pootoi731/
Poytou731/
Poutoï731/
Potohe731/
Poytoy731/
Pottho731/
Potoop731/
Poteus730/
Patost730/
Patots730/
Pfouto730/
Pootas730/
Potoshova716/
Posztosch716/
Pato6718,163/
Pota679,727/
Poitout67639/
Pothast67464/
Poutout67392/
Poitoux67355/
Posztós67326/
Phottoi67123/
Pottash6794/
Poettoz6783/
Potó6764/
Poutoux6761/
Pouthas6760/
Potasse6753/
Phastos6752/
Pustost6747/
Pothuis6728/
Poitash6724/
Pastous6723/
Pouthou679/
Postash679/
Potthas678/
Potasch676/
Phottho674/
Phottot674/
Phaetos674/
Patotse673/
Hpathos672/
Poustus672/
Postazs672/
Pettoys671/
Potaova671/
Pothass671/
Pothoth671/
Pothuse671/
Patoshe671/
Patouss671/
Pautose671/
Pettosh671/
Paustos671/
Poëttoz671/
Potusch671/
Potásch671/
Poudtto671/
Pouthot671/
Poutoit671/
Potthoa671/
Poshtoo671/
Poothot671/
Poutuoh671/
Pastose671/
Phootho671/
Putotss671/
Potashe670/
Pottoph670/
Potasht670/
Pottoch670/
Pothaus670/
Posteus670/

Potos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potos in the Russian language
Потосpotos-

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