Potuan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Potuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Potuan (16) may also be a first name.

Potuan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potuan is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potuan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Potuan live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Potuan is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

Potuan is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Potuan is most common in: Manus, where 55 percent live, National Capital District, where 24 percent live and West New Britain, where 20 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pootuan921/
Potduang8615/
Potthuan868/
Patuan8348/
Petuan838/
Potwan834/
Potuam831/
Photduang80722/
Photwan77346/
Photuam77288/
Potwane7752/
Pothuon7732/
Pethuan7730/
Poduang7714/
Putuhan778/
Phoduan774/
Patuang773/
Pooduan771/
Pathuan771/
Patuand770/
Photwang71289/
Puttuang7150/
Photwane7143/
Phoduang7127/
Phethuan7126/
Podduang7113/
Putduang716/
Pattuang714/
Pooduang713/
Pohduang711/
Phutuang711/
Patduang711/
Pojduang711/
Paduan671,458/
Phatduang6798/
Pudvan6784/
Phutduang6776/
Phothwane6747/
Patwan6722/
Petwan6717/
Phooduang678/
Phetthuan674/
Puduan672/
Puhtduang671/
Podvan670/
Putuam670/

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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
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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 Potuan
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