Potala Surname
Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname
Potala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,692 | 1:453,348 | 23,382 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Potala (394) may also be a first name.
Potala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potala (Hindi: पोटला, Marathi: पोटला, Oriya: େପାତଲା, Russian: Потала) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 234,133rd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Potala reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Potala is also the 435,477th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 394 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,692 people, or 1 in 453,348. In India Potala is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 89 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside and Telangana, where 4 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potala in the Hindi language | ||
| पोटला | potala | - |
| Potala in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାତଲା | epatala | 59.26 |
| େପାତାଲା | epatala | 25.93 |
| େପାଟଲା | epatala | 4.94 |
| େପାଟଲ | epatala | 1.23 |
| େପାତାଳା | epatala | 1.23 |
| େପାଟାଳା | epatala | 1.23 |
| ପତଲା | patala | 1.23 |
| େପାଟାଲା | epatala | 1.23 |
| େପାତାଲ | epatala | 1.23 |
| େପାଟଳ | epatala | 1.23 |
| େପାତଳା | epatala | 1.23 |
| Potala in the Marathi language | ||
| पोटला | potala | 35.24 |
| पोतला | potala | 34.29 |
| पोटाला | potala | 22.86 |
| पोताला | potala | 5.71 |
| पोतळा | potala | 0.95 |
| Potala in the Russian language | ||
| Потала | potala | - |
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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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- 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 Potala
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