Potamy Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Potamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Potamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potamy is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potamy? popularity and diffusion
Potamy is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Potamy is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Potamy live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 50 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postamy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Potami | 83 | 329 | / |
| Potama | 83 | 44 | / |
| Potame | 83 | 11 | / |
| Poothamey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potamma | 77 | 50 | / |
| Poutama | 77 | 44 | / |
| Potamis | 77 | 21 | / |
| Photami | 77 | 11 | / |
| Postami | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pothama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pottama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patamiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Photama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potamio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pootomy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pottamma | 71 | 63 | / |
| Pothamma | 71 | 28 | / |
| Pootamee | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phatamiy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Patthamy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poutamaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Photamee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phottama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potahama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pottamgi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pootamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pattamuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patamaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patama | 67 | 1,683 | / |
| Potoma | 67 | 284 | / |
| Putame | 67 | 107 | / |
| Putama | 67 | 84 | / |
| Patami | 67 | 78 | / |
| Patame | 67 | 46 | / |
| Potomi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Poteme | 67 | 27 | / |
| Phouttama | 67 | 8 | / |
| Putami | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phootamee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phootamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patthamyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poothamma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Potamy
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