Potvin Surname
Approximately 17,349 people bear this surname
Potvin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 12,629 | 1:2,918 | 360 |
| United States | 3,258 | 1:111,252 | 12,094 |
| Belgium | 693 | 1:16,590 | 2,545 |
| France | 599 | 1:110,889 | 16,574 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
Potvin (26) may also be a first name.
Potvin Demographics
Average Male Potvin Height
176.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Potvin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potvin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potvin is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potvin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,776th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 420,056 people. The last name Potvin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Potvin live; 92 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Gallo-North America. Potvin is also the 2,084,397th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 12,629 people, or 1 in 2,918. In Canada Potvin is mostly found in: Quebec, where 79 percent reside, Ontario, where 15 percent reside and Alberta, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Canada it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.
Potvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Potvin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Potvin surname grew 1,742 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Potvin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Potvin last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Potvin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $47,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $43,827 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potvain | 92 | 82 | / |
| Poitvin | 92 | 54 | / |
| Potvien | 92 | 40 | / |
| Potvine | 92 | 18 | / |
| Potvein | 92 | 1 | / |
| Povin | 91 | 9 | / |
| Poitevin | 86 | 5,083 | / |
| Poytevin | 86 | 39 | / |
| Pochtvin | 86 | 4 | / |
| Poitvien | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pouvin | 83 | 118 | / |
| Petvin | 83 | 43 | / |
| Povine | 83 | 11 | / |
| Povina | 83 | 10 | / |
| Patvin | 83 | 6 | / |
| Potvim | 83 | 3 | / |
| Povein | 83 | 1 | / |
| Posvin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Potven | 83 | 0 | / |
| Poittevin | 80 | 789 | / |
| Poshvin | 77 | 150 | / |
| Povetin | 77 | 36 | / |
| Povesin | 77 | 26 | / |
| Pochvin | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pooving | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pavin | 73 | 13,482 | / |
| Poven | 73 | 16 | / |
| Povén | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pautvein | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pooveing | 71 | 6 | / |
| Poiteven | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phatvinh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pavina | 67 | 704 | / |
| Pavion | 67 | 301 | / |
| Pauvin | 67 | 114 | / |
| Pavine | 67 | 56 | / |
| Pavain | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pasvin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paving | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pavinn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pooven | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pavuin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pavien | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paavin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poveen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Powein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pavind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathvisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poivetint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poiven | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Potvin
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