Where Does The Last Name Potaru Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Potaru (Marathi: पोतारु, Oriya: େପାଟରୁ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potaru? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Potaru is the 2,776,799^th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Potaru reside; 51 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Potaru is also the 2,608,198^th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 40 percent reside, Bougainville, where 32 percent reside and National Capital District, where 28 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 45 percent reside and Moldova, where 2 percent reside.