Potosí Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Potosí Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Potosi (7,533) are calculated separately.
Potosí Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potosí Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potosí has its highest incidence in Bolivia. It can also occur as: Potosi. For other possible spellings of Potosí click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potosí? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Potosí reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Andean South America.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Bolivia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,654,108. Not including Bolivia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi | 94 | 7,533 | / |
| Potose | 83 | 17 | / |
| Potosy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Potosa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Potossi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Potosis | 77 | 6 | / |
| Potohsi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Potozis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Potosoy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Potoshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potosse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potoschi | 71 | 71 | / |
| Potgousi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Potossis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pothouse | 71 | 0 | / |
| Patosa | 67 | 1,296 | / |
| Patosi | 67 | 566 | / |
| Patose | 67 | 231 | / |
| Putosi | 67 | 131 | / |
| Potoza | 67 | 74 | / |
| Putosa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Potasa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Potasi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Potase | 67 | 57 | / |
| Potoji | 67 | 27 | / |
| Petosi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Potoci | 67 | 18 | / |
| Potozi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Petose | 67 | 3 | / |
| Potusa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poottosit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potoge | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Potosí
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