Potana Surname
Approximately 424 people bear this surname
Potana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 361 | 1:2,124,835 | 71,557 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Potana (351) may also be a first name.
Potana Demographics
Average Potana Salary in
South Africa
R 48,792
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Potana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potana (Hindi: पोतना, Marathi: पोतना, Oriya: େପାତନା, Russian: Потана) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Potana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 695,980th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Potana live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 465,148th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 351 people.
The last name Potana is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 2,124,835. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 78 percent reside, Telangana, where 15 percent reside and Odisha, where 3 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Potana Last Name Statistics demography
Potana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.47% less than the national average, earning R 48,792 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potana in the Marathi language | ||
| पोतना | potana | 95.42 |
| पोताना | potana | 1.96 |
| पोटना | potana | 0.65 |
| पोतेना | potena | 0.65 |
| Potana in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାତନା | epatana | 86 |
| େପାଟାନା | epatana | 8 |
| େପାତାନା | epatana | 4 |
| Potana in the Hindi language | ||
| पोतना | potana | 80 |
| पोताना | potana | 20 |
| Potana in the Russian language | ||
| Потана | potana | - |
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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 Potana
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