Potto Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Potto Surname User-submission:

Potto, a parish in Northallerton.

Potto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Potto (76) may also be a first name.

Potto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Potto, a parish in Northallerton.

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Potto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potto (Russian: Потто) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Potto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potto is the 1,129,067th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name Potto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Potto live; 32 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Potto is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 76 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 51 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 24 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 9 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Potto is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Potto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potto has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potto last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Potto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 39.47% less than the national average, earning $13,740,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 23.3% more than the national average, earning $53,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photto91498/
Poetto91412/
Pottou9116/
Pottoy917/
Pottos912/
Pootto911/
Pottoh911/
Puotto911/
Pottho911/
Poto897,289/
Phottoi83123/
Phottho834/
Phottot834/
Poëttoz831/
Poudtto831/
Potthoa831/
Potthos831/
Pottoph830/
Pottoch830/
Potta806,913/
Potot806,426/
Potoy804,017/
Potop801,591/
Petto801,122/
Photo801,051/
Patto80888/
Posto80665/
Poito80527/
Pohto80482/
Putto80366/
Potoi80345/
Potos80186/
Potat80131/
Potoh80119/
Potou80107/
Potoč8042/
Potho8036/
Potoo8030/
Pooto8028/
Pouto8025/
Poyto8021/
Potoa8014/
Potod8011/
Pfoto803/
Poeto803/
Potgo801/
Bpoto801/
Hpoto801/
Potuo801/
Potthoss777/
Potthost770/
Poitou732,384/
Pottas73935/
Poutou73557/
Pattou73462/
Pothos73417/
Pattoo73406/
Postoi73396/
Puttoo73370/
Poutot73343/
Poutos73276/
Photop73235/
Photta73224/
Pothou73211/
Phutto73145/
Postat73128/
Postoy73120/
Pottaa7365/
Photot7352/
Poutoa7345/
Postos7339/
Poetta7336/
Postoš7334/
Poeyto7328/
Photho7323/
Pohtos7320/
Puttho7320/
Pothat7319/
Phetto7318/
Potous7315/
Pootoo7315/
Pattot7314/
Puttoh7314/
Poutta7313/
Phooto7313/
Phatto7312/
Pattuo739/
Pootta739/
Poitoa739/
Postou739/
Potoch739/
Pottah738/
Puttoj737/
Pattoh736/
Pottha736/
Photos735/
Potast735/
Poutho735/
Postoj734/
Pootou734/
Postoş734/
Pattho734/
Pattos732/
Photoo732/
Pousto732/
Postop732/
Pootho732/
Potath731/
Potatz731/
Pattod731/
Possto731/
Pattoz731/
Pettoh731/
Peutto731/
Poetou731/
Puttou731/
Potois731/
Potosz731/
Pothod731/
Pootoi731/
Poytou731/
Poutoï731/
Potohe731/
Poytoy731/
Potoop731/
Puttto731/
Puttoy730/
Pfouto730/
Pottahova711/
Pato6718,163/
Pota679,727/
Peto676,608/
Puto673,622/
Poitout67639/
Phuttho67467/
Pothast67464/
Poutout67392/
Phottha67391/
Poitoux67355/
Potteau67238/
Posztos67139/
Poutous67106/
Pottash6794/
Potó6764/
Poutoux6761/
Pothaut6732/
Phottat6715/
Pottath6714/
Phattho6713/
Pattoth6712/
Pouthou679/
Potthas678/
Pattoux674/
Pootosh673/
Pottatz672/
Pattott672/
Phettoi672/
Poottha672/
Potaova671/
Postosh671/
Poteaut671/
Pothoth671/
Patthoo671/
Pahatto671/
Phothat671/
Postozs671/
Pouthot671/
Poutoit671/
Poshtoo671/
Poothot671/
Poutuoh671/
Pozstos671/
Phootho671/
Puthott671/
Paettho671/
Pathtop671/
Puttoch670/
Potasht670/
Pothous670/
Pattooh670/
Postous670/

Potto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potto in the Russian language
Поттоpotto-

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