Potafi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Potafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Potafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potafi occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Potafi live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Khost, where 100 percent live. Other than Afghanistan Potafi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potafiy9222/
Potafii927/
Potashfi861/
Patafi833,315/
Petafi8377/
Poottafai8053/
Patafio77345/
Patafie7732/
Pataffi7718/
Pattafi779/
Peetafi772/
Pathafi772/
Patafii772/
Pethafi771/
Pettafi771/
Patahfi771/
Phatafi771/
Pootthafai751/
Potaufeu7129/
Pusztafi7127/
Pataffio716/
Pataaafi711/
Potaifeh711/
Pothaphi711/
Potthaphi67138/
Photaphai67131/
Petofi6743/
Petöfi677/
Putafe673/
Petefi672/
Patafe671/
Patofi671/
Poutafaha671/
Petõfi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Potafi
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