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 last name Potto (Russian: Потто) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,129,067th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Potto live; 32 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread forename in the world, held by 76 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia Potto is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 51 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 24 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 9 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Potto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Potto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potto surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with 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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