Potvain Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Potvain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Potvain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potvain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potvain is found most frequently in France. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potvain? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,075,631st most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Potvain occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Potvain live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Potvain is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 830,284. In France it is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 83 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 4 percent reside. Excluding France Potvain is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Potvain
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