Potam Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Potam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 343 | 1:2,236,342 | 74,060 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Potam (186) may also be a first name.
Potam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potam (Hindi: पोतम, Marathi: पोतम, Oriya: େପାତାମ, Russian: Потам) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Potam is the 804,502nd most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname Potam is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Potam live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most common first name in the world It is held by 186 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 2,236,342. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 54 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent live and Maharashtra, where 17 percent live. Besides India Potam occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potam in the Marathi language | ||
| पोतम | potama | 88.76 |
| पोटम | potama | 5.62 |
| पॉटम | potama | 2.25 |
| पोतनुर | potanura | 2.25 |
| पोताम | potama | 1.12 |
| Potam in the Hindi language | ||
| पोतम | potama | 75 |
| पोटम | potama | 25 |
| Potam in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାତାମ | epatama | 50 |
| େପାଟମ | epatama | 50 |
| Potam in the Russian language | ||
| Потам | potam | - |
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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 Potam
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