Family name ពត (ពត 
, Potas 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen ពត is characteristic of Cambodia, where it is quite a common surname, Slovakia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Poland, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Cambodia, Poland, and Germany. Much less frequently, ពត is the forename as well as the last name.