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
Potam (Hindi: पोतम, Marathi: पोतम, Oriya: େପାତାମ, Russian: Потам) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potam? popularity and diffusion
Potam is the 804,502nd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Potam live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Potam is also the 667,122nd most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 186 people.
Potam is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 2,236,342. In India Potam is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 54 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
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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