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

The surname Potas (Marathi: पोटास, Oriya: େପାଟସ, Russian: Потась) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Potaś, Potaş, Potaš, Potás, Potáš or Poťaš. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potas.

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

The surname Potas is the 401,442^nd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Potas live; 25 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Potas is also the 1,951,561^st most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 248,522. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 43 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Potas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Potas has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Potas surname declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Potas surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Potas earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.24% more than the national average, earning R 328,500 per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10% less than the national average, earning $44,716 CAD per year.