Potash Surname

207,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Potash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3381:270,89625,418
Israel3761:22,7603,359
Belarus511:186,29524,218
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Canada391:944,75971,777
England321:1,741,18971,393
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Latvia191:107,89715,192
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Potash (28) may also be a first name.

Potash Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potash (Arabic: بوتاش, Hindi: पोताश, Russian: Поташ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potash? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 207,153rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,645,596 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Potash reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Potash is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name globally, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,338 people, or 1 in 270,896. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 19 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Potash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potash has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 8,920 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potash Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potash surname are 1.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Potash earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.83% less than the national average, earning R 59,808 per year; in United States they earn 24.35% more than the national average, earning $53,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $53,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottash9294/
Poitash9224/
Postash929/
Potasch926/
Potashe920/
Potasht920/
Potas91875/
Potah9121/
Pottasch8611/
Postaush862/
Pottas83935/
Poutas83280/
Pothas83179/
Potasz83155/
Poteah8371/
Potase8357/
Potach8354/
Postas8350/
Patash8349/
Potass8328/
Poteas8318/
Pottah838/
Potast835/
Potaph834/
Poitas833/
Petash832/
Potesh832/
Potaas832/
Potaha832/
Pootah832/
Postah831/
Potath831/
Podtah831/
Photas831/
Pootas830/
Pota809,727/
Potashova801,668/
Pothast77464/
Petasch77137/
Poutays7780/
Patashe7774/
Pouthas7760/
Potasse7753/
Postais7716/
Pottath7714/
Potthas778/
Pootosh773/
Potache773/
Potteah773/
Postach772/
Postazs772/
Postosh771/
Pothass771/
Petashs771/
Potásch771/
Pothaus770/
Potaschowa751/
Potta736,913/
Patah735,445/
Posta734,042/
Potha732,557/
Patas73909/
Potap73875/
Poota73533/
Petas73451/
Phota73347/
Potaś73346/
Potea73316/
Pouta73289/
Putas73233/
Potau73207/
Potai73187/
Potos73186/
Potad73159/
Poita73154/
Poyta73146/
Potat73131/
Potay73128/
Potoh73119/
Potga7363/
Potaş7362/
Potaš7346/
Potho7336/
Potaj7330/
Potac7317/
Potač7317/
Pojta7316/
Potaz7315/
Potoa7314/
Pétas7310/
Potaż7310/
Potaa737/
Poşta734/
Podta733/
Poșta733/
Puota731/
Potax731/
Pozta731/
Potás731/
Pohta731/
Potthast714,429/
Potasova7153/
Poutasse7143/
Posthaus716/
Potahova712/
Phouthas711/
Pachtash711/
Postosch711/
Potthaus711/
Potthass710/
Pothhaus710/
Poteat674,380/
Pastas672,028/
Pettas671,456/
Photha671,159/
Postai67972/
Pattah67607/
Pattas67585/
Pashto67464/
Pothos67417/
Postea67329/
Postay67306/
Poutos67276/
Photta67224/
Pochta67217/
Pothou67211/
Potaux67168/
Patashova67147/
Postat67128/
Patase67100/
Poitau6798/
Pautas6793/
Postás6781/
Pateas6770/
Pottaa6765/
Petasz6756/
Poshta6750/
Pastha6749/
Poutoa6745/
Patach6744/
Postos6739/
Pathas6739/
Photay6733/
Photai6731/
Pottay6730/
Petesh6726/
Postad6723/
Photho6723/
Potaud6723/
Pataha6722/
Poutay6720/
Pohtos6720/
Pothai6719/
Poutha6719/
Pothat6719/
Poutai6718/
Potesz6718/
Petais6717/
Pataih6717/
Pathah6717/
Poštaj6717/
Potose6717/
Patesh6716/
Putase6716/
Potous6715/
Pothay6713/
Poutta6713/
Petaus6712/
Photad6712/
Patasz6710/
Postha6710/
Petays679/
Pootta679/
Poitoa679/
Poteis679/
Potoch679/
Pethas679/
Pootha677/
Potoshova676/
Pottha676/
Pataph676/
Posztosch676/
Photos675/
Potaiy675/
Phatah675/
Pashta675/
Puthas675/
Poutho675/
Phoota675/
Phatas674/
Poštaš674/
Pothaa673/
Postaj673/
Pottai672/
Petosh672/
Pothap672/
Pohtai672/
Patais672/
Pousta672/
Photax672/
Pottos672/
Poștea672/
Paztas672/
Pootai672/
Pohtea672/
Pootad672/
Pootho672/
Pothad671/
Potatz671/
Poteac671/
Potead671/
Poteax671/
Pottahova671/
Pootaa671/
Patadh671/
Patats671/
Pustas671/
Puttas671/
Peteas671/
Pottoh671/
Paštas671/
Patgas671/
Patašs671/
Patass671/
Pataus671/
Pastho671/
Poitay671/
Poetaş671/
Putach671/
Potois671/
Potosz671/
Potaše671/
Pothod671/
Potohe671/
Postau671/
Pottho671/
Poodta671/
Pataas671/
Patajh671/
Poteus670/
Patots670/
Poitax670/

Potash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potash in the Hindi language
पोताशpotasa-
Potash in the Russian language
Поташpotas-
Potash in the Arabic language
بوتاشbwtash-

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