Potter-Smith Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Potter-Smith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Potter-Smith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potter-Smith Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potter-Smith is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Potter-Smith? popularity and diffusion
The last name Potter-Smith is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Potter-Smith is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Potter-Smith reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,093,955. In Canada it is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 67 percent reside and Ontario, where 33 percent reside. Other than Canada it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottersmith | 96 | 7 | / |
| Pitter-Smith | 92 | 7 | / |
| Peter-Smith | 87 | 2 | / |
| Bitter-Smith | 83 | 1 | / |
| Petersmith | 82 | 60 | / |
| Pitre-Smith | 78 | 1 | / |
| Buttersmith | 78 | 0 | / |
| Pedder-Smith | 75 | 10 | / |
| Petrie-Smith | 75 | 5 | / |
| Butare-Smith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauder-Smith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boudreau-Smith | 62 | 2 | / |
| Petrousmith | 61 | 1 | / |
| Pedro Smith | 61 | 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 Potter-Smith
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