Potsiou Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Potsiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potsiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece321:346,24348,387
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Potsiou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potsiou is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potsiou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Potsiou is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Potsiou live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Potsiou is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 346,243. In Greece it is most frequent in: Central Greece, where 69 percent are found, Attica, where 13 percent are found and Thessaly, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece Potsiou exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Montenegro, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photsiou931/
Posiou922/
Patsiou86307/
Petsiou86157/
Pousiou865/
Pasiou77168/
Posoiu7735/
Posoju771/
Poosoju7136/
Ppasiou7121/
Pasoiu62103/
Păşoiu6250/
Puicoiu5739/
Pușcoiu572/
Pouciau572/
Pouchaou5331/
Passou'ou501/

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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
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  • 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 Potsiou
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