Potavi Surname

181,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Potavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,3511:326,27218,062
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Potavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potavi (Marathi: पोटावी) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,039th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,098,446 people. Potavi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Potavi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 2,351 people, or 1 in 326,272. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potavi in the Marathi language
पोटावीpotavi97.85
पोटािवpotaiva1.29
पोटवीpotavi0.16
पोरेटीporeti0.11
पोतिवpotiva0.05
पोतावीpotavi0.05
पतजीpataji0.05

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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
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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 Potavi
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