Potava Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Potava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 1:736,771 | 48,237 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
The alternate forms: Poťava (1) are calculated separately.
Potava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potava (Marathi: पोटवा, Russian: Потава) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It may also occur as: Poťava. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Potava is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Potava are found; 46 percent are found in Central Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name Potava is most common in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 736,771. In Kazakhstan Potava is most numerous in: Kostanay Region, where 46 percent live, Pavlodar Region, where 42 percent live and Karaganda Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Kazakhstan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live and India, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potava in the Marathi language | ||
| पोटवा | potava | - |
| Potava in the Russian language | ||
| Потава | potava | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Potava
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