Potrero Surname

191,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Potrero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potrero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,0601:60,2552,874
Spain971:481,98024,575
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Potrero Last Name Facts

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

Potrero has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potrero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potrero is the 191,921st most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,320,066 people. Potrero is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Potrero are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The surname Potrero is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,060 people, or 1 in 60,255. In Mexico Potrero is primarily concentrated in: Tlaxcala, where 53 percent live, Puebla, where 27 percent live and México, where 10 percent live. Beside Mexico Potrero exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Potrero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potrero surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Potrero earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.29% less than the national average, earning $32,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postrero933,276/
Poztrero931/
Poetrero931/
Porero924/
Postreros883/
Porrero86770/
Petrero86129/
Poreyro8629/
Poreiro862/
Patrero861/
Potriro861/
Postriro8024/
Pustrero8022/
Postrera806/
Pastrero802/
Porreros801/
Poureiro801/
Parero77122/
Porera7714/
Poriro771/
Petroro71311/
Petrera71303/
Petraro7181/
Porrera7147/
Pareiro7118/
Parzero7115/
Poreira718/
Parrero713/
Phooreerod713/
Poreyra712/
Patraro711/
Porgera711/
Posriro711/
Pharero711/
Poreraa711/
Parreiro6775/
Petraroi6726/
Podterehera6724/
Petroroy677/
Petreira676/
Pastrera673/
Petrirro671/
Patriroo671/

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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
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  • 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 Potrero
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