Potrel Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Potrel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potrel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2451:271,11341,730
Nepal271:1,054,8506,184
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Potrel Last Name Facts

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

Potrel occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potrel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potrel is the 904,049th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. Potrel is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Potrel reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most numerous in France, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 271,113. In France it is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 30 percent live, Île-de-France, where 23 percent live and Brittany, where 19 percent live. Outside of France this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 9 percent live and New Caledonia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poutrel92356/
Postrel9252/
Potroel9215/
Pottrel921/
Porel9153,429/
Pottrell8632/
Poirel832,055/
Pourel83851/
Petrel83798/
Patrel83386/
Porzel83315/
Porell83261/
Poriel83201/
Porrel8310/
Putrel838/
Pétrel836/
Poreel831/
Poruel831/
Poroel830/
Porl8031/
Petrell77462/
Pautrel77333/
Pouriel77105/
Patrell7781/
Patrael7738/
Porrell7733/
Poiriel7730/
Petrzel7725/
Petriel7725/
Porzell7724/
Petruel7717/
Petroel773/
Patriel773/
Pastrel772/
Pourzel771/
Poroell771/
Porroel771/
Putrell771/
Pourell771/
Pettrel771/
Poraell770/
Parel737,669/
Pórel7323/
Poril7316/
Porzl7316/
Patrl7313/
Pohrl736/
Petrl732/
Phorl731/
Porhl731/
Porll731/
Pastrell7130/
Pattrell7117/
Puttrell7114/
Peutrell7112/
Pottrill715/
Porelova712/
Patroell710/
Pareel679,086/
Pariel67406/
Parrel67374/
Paurel67217/
Pharel67194/
Parael67165/
Parell67113/
Poriol67107/
Pouril6761/
Patril6757/
Putril6733/
Petril6731/
Parzel6712/
Patryl672/
Phosrl672/
Porleh671/
Pareul671/
Pahrel671/
Phetrl671/
Paarel671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potrel
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