Potai Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Potai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Potai (151) may also be a first name.
Potai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potai (Hindi: पोटई, Marathi: पोटै) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Potai.
How Common Is The Last Name Potai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Potai live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 151 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 10,958,077. In India it is primarily found in: Chhattisgarh, where 51 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 26 percent reside and Gujarat, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account India Potai occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Ukraine, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potai in the Marathi language | ||
| पोटै | potai | 48 |
| पोटई | pota'i | 20 |
| पोट | pota | 16 |
| पोटाई | pota'i | 16 |
| Potai in the Hindi language | ||
| पोटई | pota'i | 45 |
| पोटाई | pota'i | 30 |
| पोतई | pota'i | 10 |
| पोटै | potai | 5 |
| पोताई | pota'i | 5 |
| पोटइ | pota'i | 5 |
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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 Potai
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