Potosy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Potosy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potosy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735

Potosy Last Name Facts

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

Potosy occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potosy.

How Common Is The Last Name Potosy? popularity and diffusion

Potosy is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Potosy are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Potosy is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,943,518. In Colombia Potosy is most numerous in: Capital District, where 25 percent live, Nariño Department, where 25 percent live and Putumayo Department, where 25 percent live.

Potosy Last Name Statistics demography

Potosy earn marginally less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $21,568,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potosoy924/
Potosi837,533/
Potose8317/
Potosí8313/
Potosa834/
Pathosy7743/
Potossi7723/
Postásy778/
Potohsi776/
Potosis776/
Potozis774/
Potoshi771/
Potássy771/
Potosse771/
Potasay771/
Potochy771/
Potesay771/
Potoschi7171/
Potgousi714/
Potossis712/
Potozhyi711/
Potashey711/
Potoczhy711/
Pothouse710/
Patosa671,296/
Patosi67566/
Patose67231/
Putosi67131/
Potoza6774/
Putosa6770/
Potasa6761/
Potase6757/
Potasi6757/
Potoji6727/
Potoci6718/
Petosi6718/
Patasy6715/
Phouthasy6713/
Potozi677/
Petose673/
Potusa672/
Patocy672/
Potoge671/
Petesy671/
Podtochyi671/
Poottosit671/
Potese671/
Potazy670/

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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 Potosy
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