Potossi Surname

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

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Togo

Potossi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potossi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Potossi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potossi is most common in Colombia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potossi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potossi is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Potossi reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 61 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,412,434. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 93 percent reside and Cauca Department, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Colombia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 17 percent reside and Benin, where 13 percent reside.

Potossi Last Name Statistics demography

Potossi earn notably more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 22.63% more than the national average, earning $27,839,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potossis932/
Potosi927,533/
Patossi8625/
Potohsi866/
Potosis866/
Potoshi861/
Potosse861/
Petossi861/
Potoschi8071/
Potassio8020/
Petoussi806/
Potgousi804/
Patoussi801/
Patosi77566/
Putosi77131/
Potasi7757/
Petosi7718/
Potoci7718/
Potose7717/
Potosí7713/
Potozi777/
Potosa774/
Potosy774/
Poottosit751/
Patussi71732/
Petousi71166/
Poutasi7182/
Patassi7181/
Potasse7153/
Potasai7146/
Petessi7136/
Potassa7132/
Patoshi7126/
Patosit7125/
Potochi7123/
Patousi7123/
Potashi7122/
Petassi7112/
Photasi718/
Phatosi718/
Postasi716/
Petoshi714/
Potosoy714/
Pethosi711/
Patossa711/
Pastosi711/
Photesi711/
Potássy711/
Pautassi67439/
Pothasai67183/
Photasai67162/
Pototchi6762/
Poutasse6743/
Pattussi6727/
Patousis6723/
Pustoshi6717/
Patoussa6714/
Phothasi675/
Puttosit673/
Pathosit673/
Poutassa673/
Pottassa672/
Photassa671/
Potaushi671/
Patoshie671/
Phatosih671/
Potothci671/
Poutochi671/
Patussis671/
Putthosi671/
Postashi671/
Potaashi671/
Potasses671/
Pothouse670/

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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 Potossi
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