Potani Surname
Approximately 3,299 people bear this surname
Potani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,823 | 1:6,064 | 869 |
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| Zimbabwe | 114 | 1:135,423 | 17,730 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Potani (731) may also be a first name.
Potani Demographics
Average Potani Salary in
South Africa
R 4,884
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
Potani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potani in the Hindi language | ||
| पोतानी | potani | 60 |
| पोतनी | potani | 40 |
| Potani in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାତନୀ | epatani | 50 |
| େପାତନି | epatani | 40 |
| େପାତନିତାି | epatanitai | 3.33 |
| ପାଣି | pani | 3.33 |
| େପାତନୀତାି | epatanitai | 3.33 |
| Potani in the Marathi language | ||
| पोतानी | potani | 36 |
| पोतनी | potani | 28 |
| पोतणी | potani | 16 |
| पोटानी | potani | 12 |
| पोताणी | potani | 4 |
| पोपतानी | popatani | 4 |
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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
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- 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 Potani
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