Potó Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Potó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary591:166,37814,685
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Poto (7,289) & Pótó (33) are calculated separately.

Potó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potó occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Poto or Pótó. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potó? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Potó live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 166,378. In Hungary Potó is most frequent in: Somogy County, where 49 percent are found, Tolna County, where 37 percent are found and Fejér County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Hungary Potó is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 3 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poto927,289/
Pótó9233/
Postój80282/
Postóš805/
Pota759,727/
Potu756,878/
Pató75488/
Petó756/
Posztós73326/
Posztóš733/
Potta676,913/
Potot676,426/
Pothu675,142/
Posta674,042/
Potoy674,017/
Poeta673,410/
Potha672,557/
Potop671,591/
Postu671,443/
Photo671,051/
Potas67875/
Potap67875/
Posto67665/
Putot67630/
Poota67533/
Poito67527/
Patot67512/
Pohto67482/
Pottu67360/
Phota67347/
Potaś67346/
Potoi67345/
Pouta67289/
Potto67214/
Potau67207/
Potos67186/
Potut67179/
Potad67159/
Poita67154/
Poyta67146/
Poutu67141/
Potat67131/
Potus67125/
Potoh67119/
Potoe67110/
Pathó67110/
Potou67107/
Potga6763/
Potaş6762/
Pootu6756/
Potaš6746/
Potoč6742/
Potho6736/
Potáč6731/
Potoo6730/
Pooto6728/
Pouto6725/
Potah6721/
Poyto6721/
Pastó6720/
Potač6717/
Pojta6716/
Potaz6715/
Photu6714/
Potuu6714/
Potoa6714/
Potáš6714/
Potui6713/
Potod6711/
Potuy679/
Patóč678/
Potuh678/
Potaa677/
Pástó677/
Poştă674/
Poşta674/
Poșta673/
Podta673/
Pfoto673/
Poeto673/
Postù672/
Poitu672/
Poetu672/
Patói671/
Puota671/
Potgo671/
Potud671/
Potup671/
Pohta671/
Potás671/
Potuo671/
Potuj671/
Poștă671/
Pozta671/
Podtu671/
Pethó671/
Patóh671/
Hpoto671/
Bpoto671/
Poitã671/

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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 Potó
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