Pottonen Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Pottonen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 56 | 1:98,155 | 10,071 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Pottonen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pottonen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pottonen is found most frequently in Finland. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pottonen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pottonen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 98,155. In Finland Pottonen is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 48 percent are found, North Karelia, where 34 percent are found and Central Finland, where 5 percent are found. Other than Finland Pottonen is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puttonen | 88 | 1,931 | / |
| Postonen | 88 | 26 | / |
| Poutonen | 88 | 20 | / |
| Potoinen | 88 | 10 | / |
| Pattonen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Putonen | 80 | 38 | / |
| Potonin | 80 | 5 | / |
| Patonen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Potonyn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Potanen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petonen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potenen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poutanen | 75 | 1,655 | / |
| Pautonen | 75 | 37 | / |
| Puotunen | 75 | 18 | / |
| Paatonen | 75 | 18 | / |
| Patotnen | 75 | 14 | / |
| Photonin | 75 | 13 | / |
| Puutonen | 75 | 9 | / |
| Potonyna | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pehtonen | 75 | 7 | / |
| Patoneng | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pototnem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Poutunen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poutenen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pattenen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Puistonen | 71 | 25 | / |
| Pothuneen | 71 | 8 | / |
| Patotnent | 71 | 4 | / |
| Potanin | 67 | 2,981 | / |
| Potanyn | 67 | 241 | / |
| Patanen | 67 | 163 | / |
| Petänen | 67 | 45 | / |
| Patonin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Petanen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Patonyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patonem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Putanen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potunin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potenin | 67 | 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 Pottonen
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