Potani Surname

136,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Potani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,8231:6,064869
India2671:2,872,90487,446
Zimbabwe1141:135,42317,730
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Potani (731) may also be a first name.

Potani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Potani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Potani (Hindi: पोतानी, Marathi: पोतानी, Oriya: େପାତନୀ) occurs most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Potani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potani is the 136,091st most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,209,017 people. The last name Potani is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Potani reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Potani is also the 304,836th most frequent forename globally, borne by 731 people.

The last name Potani is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,823 people, or 1 in 6,064. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Potani Last Name Statistics demography

Potani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.94% less than the national average, earning R 4,884 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potanis92520/
Photani9253/
Potangi9228/
Potagni9210/
Potanij921/
Pottani921/
Poutani921/
Potanie921/
Pottangi861,025/
Pothangi8638/
Postatni8623/
Pothanis8610/
Potainoi869/
Potanish868/
Potasnii865/
Potanich864/
Poothani861/
Postanis861/
Potainyi861/
Patani83105,779/
Potane83893/
Potana83424/
Potoni8322/
Potany831/
Potanh831/
Photthani8064/
Potthangi805/
Podtainyi801/
Pattani773,378/
Pothana772,325/
Patangi771,402/
Patanii77850/
Patanis77429/
Patanid77351/
Patanip77239/
Patanih77195/
Patanit77158/
Pataniy77155/
Potanna77146/
Phatani77122/
Patanio7772/
Patanij7758/
Pahtani7736/
Potonie7732/
Pataini7729/
Potonyi7724/
Patanai7722/
Pottana7718/
Postany7716/
Photana7716/
Photane7710/
Pataani7710/
Patamni779/
Patanni777/
Pothane775/
Patahni775/
Potaner775/
Pootana774/
Potanes774/
Patanie774/
Patanyi774/
Poitane774/
Patagni773/
Potanay772/
Potange771/
Padtani771/
Postane771/
Potonis771/
Pothany771/
Pathanai712,561/
Phataniy711,486/
Postanes711,299/
Pothanna711,115/
Pathangi71386/
Phothane71152/
Patanich71122/
Pathaniy7198/
Postatny7183/
Potgouni7168/
Pathanni7155/
Pathanis7146/
Pottanna7136/
Patangai7130/
Pathanij7129/
Pattangi7126/
Potanets7121/
Pataniph7119/
Patangiy7116/
Poutouni7110/
Patahani7110/
Phothana7110/
Pahthani718/
Pattanai717/
Pautanis717/
Pathanit717/
Phattani717/
Paataani715/
Paatangi714/
Potthana714/
Patanidh714/
Patanijh714/
Poutanes714/
Padthani713/
Poothana713/
Phatanis713/
Pathanih713/
Pathanip713/
Potauner713/
Pattanit712/
Photanee712/
Potanych711/
Pothange711/
Potonich711/
Pottanaa711/
Pootanna711/
Pathanyi711/
Pattaani711/
Pattanni711/
Pasthani711/
Pouttane711/
Phatangi711/
Pahatani711/
Pathanei711/
Pathanid711/
Phatanii711/
Phatanit711/
Postanez711/
Pothanee711/
Postaner711/
Phatanid711/
Pathanii711/
Patane6713,778/
Patoni674,634/
Patana673,733/
Pathanaai67746/
Patanè67423/
Patané67110/
Potony6793/
Phothanee6732/
Potona6720/
Patany6717/
Potone6717/
Photthana6715/
Pathanijh6710/
Patahanni677/
Pathanaid676/
Potaynaya675/
Phatanith674/
Phatanniy674/
Phathanid673/
Pathanais673/
Patthanit672/
Pottainge671/
Poothanna671/
Patanj671/
Pautangni671/
Patañi671/
Patanijhe671/
Phataniph671/
Poustonis671/
Poutougni671/

Potani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potani in the Hindi language
पोतानीpotani60
पोतनीpotani40
Potani in the Oriya language
େପାତନୀepatani50
େପାତନିepatani40
େପାତନିତାିepatanitai3.33
ପାଣିpani3.33
େପାତନୀତାିepatanitai3.33
Potani in the Marathi language
पोतानीpotani36
पोतनीpotani28
पोतणीpotani16
पोटानीpotani12
पोताणीpotani4
पोपतानीpopatani4

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