Pota Surname
Approximately 9,727 people bear this surname
Pota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,557 | 1:20,770 | 2,625 |
| India | 2,762 | 1:277,721 | 15,806 |
| Thailand | 560 | 1:126,140 | 19,063 |
| Pakistan | 525 | 1:340,274 | 6,814 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Italy | 309 | 1:197,918 | 28,649 |
| South Africa | 254 | 1:213,298 | 22,519 |
| Papua New Guinea | 151 | 1:53,998 | 6,838 |
| Tanzania | 125 | 1:423,533 | 29,670 |
| Indonesia | 115 | 1:1,149,993 | 82,063 |
| Argentina | 77 | 1:555,109 | 40,132 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Slovakia | 38 | 1:140,433 | 25,488 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Póta (545) are calculated separately.
Pota (2,720) may also be a first name.
Pota Demographics
Average Pota Salary in
United States
$70,691 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Póta. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pota? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,578th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 749,208 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Pota reside; 37 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 140,312th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 2,720 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,557 people, or 1 in 20,770. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also found 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 national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political 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
Pota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pota in the Georgian language | ||
| ფოთა | pota | - |
| Pota in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାଟା | epata | 98.23 |
| େପାତା | epata | 1.36 |
| ପଟା | pata | 0.14 |
| େପାତ | epata | 0.14 |
| େପାଟ | epata | 0.14 |
| Pota in the Hindi language | ||
| पोटा | pota | 61.82 |
| पोता | pota | 34.55 |
| पूता | puta | 1.82 |
| पोटो | poto | 1.82 |
| Pota in the Marathi language | ||
| पोता | pota | 59.34 |
| पोटा | pota | 39.83 |
| पोताा | potaa | 0.83 |
| Pota in the Russian language | ||
| Пота | pota | - |
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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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