Pota Surname

52,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Pota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,5571:20,7702,625
India2,7621:277,72115,806
Thailand5601:126,14019,063
Pakistan5251:340,2746,814
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Italy3091:197,91828,649
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
Papua New Guinea1511:53,9986,838
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Argentina771:555,10940,132
United States681:5,330,278267,385
France601:1,107,045119,335
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Romania451:446,17535,142
England381:1,466,26563,675
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Benin161:645,97538,126
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Panama91:434,6958,518
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Póta (545) are calculated separately.

Pota (2,720) may also be a first name.

Pota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pota (Georgian: ფოთა, Hindi: पोटा, Marathi: पोता, Oriya: େପାଟା, Russian: Пота) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Póta. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pota? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,578th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 749,208 people. The last name Pota is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Pota reside; 37 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Pota is also the 140,312th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 2,720 people.

The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,557 people, or 1 in 20,770. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Pota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pota last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pota earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning €25,102 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.24% less than the national average, earning R 87,348 per year; in United States they earn 63.83% more than the national average, earning $70,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% less than the national average, earning $45,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Póta92545/
Potta896,913/
Posta894,042/
Poeta893,410/
Potha892,557/
Potas89875/
Potap89875/
Poota89533/
Phota89347/
Potaś89346/
Potea89316/
Pouta89289/
Potau89207/
Potai89187/
Potad89159/
Poita89154/
Poyta89146/
Potat89131/
Potay89128/
Potga8963/
Potaş8962/
Potaš8946/
Potaj8930/
Potah8921/
Potač8917/
Pojta8916/
Potaz8915/
Potoa8914/
Potaa897/
Poşta894/
Podta893/
Poșta893/
Puota891/
Pozta891/
Pohta891/
Poteat804,380/
Potash801,999/
Photha801,159/
Postai80972/
Pottas80935/
Postea80329/
Potaya80316/
Postay80306/
Poutas80280/
Photta80224/
Pochta80217/
Pothas80179/
Potaux80168/
Potasz80155/
Postat80128/
Poetai80128/
Poitau8098/
Poteah8071/
Pottaa8065/
Potach8054/
Poshta8050/
Postas8050/
Poutoa8045/
Poetta8036/
Photay8033/
Photai8031/
Pottay8030/
Potass8028/
Postad8023/
Potaud8023/
Potuha8022/
Poutay8020/
Pothai8019/
Poutha8019/
Pothat8019/
Poutai8018/
Poteas8018/
Potaja8018/
Poštaj8017/
Pothay8013/
Poutta8013/
Photad8012/
Postha8010/
Pootta809/
Poitoa809/
Pottah808/
Pootha807/
Pottha806/
Poteha805/
Potaiy805/
Potast805/
Phoota805/
Phoeta804/
Poštaš804/
Potaph804/
Pothaa803/
Postaj803/
Poitas803/
Pottai802/
Pothap802/
Pohtai802/
Pousta802/
Poștea802/
Potaas802/
Potaha802/
Pootai802/
Pohtea802/
Pootad802/
Pootah802/
Pothad801/
Postah801/
Potaia801/
Potath801/
Potatz801/
Potead801/
Pootaa801/
Podtah801/
Photas801/
Poitay801/
Postau801/
Poodta801/
Pootas800/
Pote7546,429/
Pata7542,063/
Peta7511,649/
Puta7511,069/
Poto757,289/
Poti754,922/
Poty751,410/
Půta75149/
Poté7570/
Potó7564/
Pěta7538/
Páta757/
Potè751/
Potí751/
Pothast73464/
Phottha73391/
Phottai73300/
Poteaux73276/
Potteau73238/
Phothai73115/
Pottash7394/
Poutays7380/
Potheau7377/
Phootha7374/
Pouthas7360/
Poiteau7351/
Pothaya7350/
Pothaut7332/
Pothaud7331/
Posteau7328/
Photaya7324/
Phothap7324/
Poitash7324/
Poyteau7320/
Pottaya7317/
Postais7316/
Phottat7315/
Poschta7315/
Pottath7314/
Poothai739/
Postash739/
Potthas738/
Pouthai738/
Poostay736/
Potasch736/
Pothapp735/
Poustay735/
Poichta734/
Phootad734/
Potteah733/
Pottatz732/
Postach732/
Postazs732/
Poottha732/
Poodtai732/
Poitaya731/
Potaova731/
Posteat731/
Poteaut731/
Pothaad731/
Pothass731/
Phostaa731/
Phothat731/
Postaux731/
Poutaud731/
Pouteha731/
Potthoa731/
Phoutai731/
Poothad731/
Poottai731/
Potasht730/
Pothaus730/
Putta6738,200/
Patta6717,287/
Potes6711,581/
Potti6711,249/
Patai678,497/
Patha677,853/
Petta677,262/
Potot676,426/
Patat676,030/
Peeta675,913/
Patah675,445/
Pauta674,474/
Potthast674,429/
Potoy674,017/
Pasta672,965/
Patay672,624/
Patad672,074/
Pusta671,939/
Posti671,843/
Putha671,691/
Potop671,591/
Potet671,408/
Poste671,341/
Potty671,256/
Poter671,165/
Puita671,125/
Photo671,051/
Phata67989/
Patap67953/
Pothi67931/
Photi67926/
Patas67909/
Pohti67896/
Pheta67824/
Potte67797/
Potey67775/
Potie67696/
Petau67667/
Posto67665/
Potez67640/
Putot67630/
Potyi67623/
Photthai67615/
Patau67570/
Phuta67534/
Poito67527/
Potee67523/
Patot67512/
Puoti67493/
Pataj67490/
Pohto67482/
Patea67398/
Pataï67386/
Paeta67363/
Poete67349/
Potoi67345/
Petha67331/
Potyo67331/
Potje67308/
Poite67269/
Pothe67268/
Potis67264/
Poute67250/
Potiy67242/
Putas67233/
Patoa67227/
Putoa67224/
Potto67214/
Petea67201/
Potos67186/
Putaj67184/
Phouthai67181/
Poiteaux67180/
Petai67175/
Pooti67167/
Potei67164/
Pouty67146/
Paata67141/
Petay67141/
Phothaya67123/
Poteh67122/
Potoh67119/
Putai67110/
Potou67107/
Pataz67106/
Poeti67104/
Putaa6795/
Putay6786/
Petaa6786/
Pouteaux6781/
Pouti6779/
Potip6778/
Pataa6777/
Putap6775/
Potyš6773/
Poote6761/
Pothy6758/
Pašta6751/
Potyp6751/
Photthat6750/
Poiti6749/
Pedta6747/
Pehta6746/
Pahta6745/
Potoč6742/
Pohty6739/
Pľuta6739/
Potho6736/
Pouyteau6735/
Putat6733/
Pätau6733/
Potáč6731/
Potys6731/
Potoo6730/
Phote6728/
Pooto6728/
Petah6727/
Putea6727/
Potid6726/
Pouto6725/
Putau6725/
Pudta6724/
Posteaux6724/
Potiš6723/
Padta6722/
Pósta6722/
Poyto6721/
Patga6721/
Potit6720/
Puuta6718/
Potapowa6716/
Païta6715/
Potáš6714/
Poyti6714/
Potui6713/
Putaś6712/
Potih6712/
Potod6711/
Pottasch6711/
Potej6711/
Pothé6711/
Potio6710/
Pótha6710/
Potuy679/
Hpata679/
Putah677/
Potteaux677/
Poteć677/
Pfote676/
Peuta676/
Posthaus676/
Potii675/
Podti675/
Poity675/
Pazta675/
Postè675/
Phoothad675/
Ppote674/
Pétta674/
Pâtea674/
Poştă674/
Ppata674/
Pfoto673/
Poeto673/
Pozte673/
Pujta673/
Pataş673/
Potge673/
Puyta672/
Postaush672/
Potahova672/
Pouté672/
Poted672/
Posté672/
Potij672/
Pĺuta672/
Phoottha672/
Potheova671/
Poithaya671/
Potgo671/
Podte671/
Phouthas671/
Phouttha671/
Poyte671/
Pohte671/
Bpoto671/
Poitã671/
Hpoto671/
Pataà671/
Pataś671/
Pataš671/
Pfuta671/
Pötau671/
Pátai671/
Puhta671/
Potep671/
Poëti671/
Poště671/
Poťaš671/
Poștă671/
Potuj671/
Potuo671/
Potyś671/
Potás671/
Potée671/
Potthaus671/
Bpote671/
Potyt671/
Photheap671/
Phoythai671/
Phoithai671/
Hpoti671/
Potthass670/
Pothhaus670/

Pota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pota in the Georgian language
ფოთაpota-
Pota in the Oriya language
େପାଟାepata98.23
େପାତାepata1.36
ପଟାpata0.14
େପାତepata0.14
େପାଟepata0.14
Pota in the Hindi language
पोटाpota61.82
पोताpota34.55
पूताputa1.82
पोटोpoto1.82
Pota in the Marathi language
पोताpota59.34
पोटाpota39.83
पोतााpotaa0.83
Pota in the Russian language
Потаpota-

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