Potot Surname

76,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Potot Surname User-submission:

The Potot surname comse from the Cebuano word putot, meaning 'short person' or 'dwarf'. Like most adjective-derived Cebuano surnames, may have evolved from name calling. Alternatively it could come from Cebuano putot, meaning 'flower bud'.

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Potot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,7571:17,5852,053
France3071:216,36133,623
Kenya1801:256,55517,284
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
Iceland141:27,1492,069
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Potot (81) may also be a first name.

Potot Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Potot surname comse from the Cebuano word putot, meaning 'short person' or 'dwarf'. Like most adjective-derived Cebuano surnames, may have evolved from name calling. Alternatively it could come from Cebuano putot, meaning 'flower bud'.

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Potot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potot has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potot? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 76,288th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,134,072 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Potot reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Potot is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 81 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,757 people, or 1 in 17,585. In The Philippines Potot is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 44 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 21 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Potot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Potot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Potot surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Potot earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poutot91343/
Photot9152/
Potote9112/
Potoet910/
Poto897,289/
Poitout83639/
Poutout83392/
Phottot834/
Pothoth831/
Pouthot831/
Poutoit831/
Potgoth831/
Poetott830/
Potta806,913/
Potoy804,017/
Petot801,763/
Potop801,591/
Photo801,051/
Posto80665/
Putot80630/
Poota80533/
Poito80527/
Patot80512/
Pohto80482/
Potoi80345/
Potto80214/
Potos80186/
Potut80179/
Potat80131/
Potoh80119/
Potou80107/
Potoč8042/
Potho8036/
Potoo8030/
Pooto8028/
Pouto8025/
Poyto8021/
Potoa8014/
Potod8011/
Pfoto803/
Potgo801/
Bpoto801/
Hpoto801/
Pétot801/
Potuo801/
Poutoute77126/
Pototova772/
Photgoth771/
Potthost770/
Poitou732,384/
Patout731,058/
Pottas73935/
Pautot73712/
Poutou73557/
Photto73498/
Pothos73417/
Postoi73396/
Poutos73276/
Photop73235/
Photta73224/
Pothou73211/
Pastot73199/
Peutot73131/
Postat73128/
Postoy73120/
Potate73120/
Potuyt73110/
Patoyt7375/
Pottaa7365/
Poutoa7345/
Postos7339/
Postoš7334/
Patote7327/
Photho7323/
Pohtos7320/
Potuit7320/
Pothat7319/
Putout7317/
Pottou7316/
Potous7315/
Pootoo7315/
Pattot7314/
Poutta7313/
Phooto7313/
Pootta739/
Poitoa739/
Postou739/
Potoch739/
Pettot738/
Pottah738/
Pottoy737/
Pootha737/
Potute736/
Pottha736/
Photos735/
Potast735/
Poutho735/
Postoj734/
Pootou734/
Postoş734/
Patoit733/
Poitut733/
Pustot732/
Photoo732/
Pottos732/
Pousto732/
Postop732/
Pootad732/
Pootah732/
Pootho732/
Potath731/
Potatz731/
Pootaa731/
Pootto731/
Putote731/
Possto731/
Pottoh731/
Phetot731/
Puotto731/
Putoit731/
Potois731/
Potosz731/
Pothod731/
Pothut731/
Pootoi731/
Poytou731/
Poutoï731/
Potohe731/
Poytoy731/
Pottho731/
Potoop731/
Pootut731/
Patost730/
Patots730/
Pottut730/
Pfouto730/
Pootas730/
Pato6718,163/
Pota679,727/
Pothast67464/
Phottha67391/
Poitoux67355/
Potteau67238/
Posztos67139/
Pastout67132/
Phottoi67123/
Poutous67106/
Potuijt67102/
Pottash6794/
Potó6764/
Poutoux6761/
Pautout6760/
Pustost6747/
Pothaut6732/
Pottuit6724/
Phottat6715/
Pottath6714/
Pottuyt6714/
Pattoth6712/
Pouthou679/
Potthas678/
Phottho674/
Pootosh673/
Pottatz672/
Pattott672/
Poottha672/
Potaova671/
Postosh671/
Potatte671/
Poteaut671/
Pothate671/
Pottate671/
Patouyt671/
Pastote671/
Pattote671/
Patoute671/
Phothat671/
Postozs671/
Pothuit671/
Poëttoz671/
Poudtto671/
Potthoa671/
Potthos671/
Poshtoo671/
Poothot671/
Poutuoh671/
Pozstos671/
Phetout671/
Phootho671/
Puthott671/
Putotss671/
Poothad671/
Pottoph670/
Potasht670/
Pottoch670/
Pothous670/
Postous670/

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