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
Potala (Hindi: पोटला, Marathi: पोटला, Oriya: େପାତଲା, Russian: Потала) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Potala.
How Common Is The Last Name Potala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Potala is the 234,133rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,234,483 people. Potala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Potala are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 435,477th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 394 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1,692 people, or 1 in 453,348. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 89 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found and Telangana, where 4 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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