Potayya Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Potayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
Potayya (364) may also be a first name.
Potayya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potayya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potayya (Marathi: पोतया) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potayya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Potayya is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Potayya reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Potayya is also the 456,229th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 364 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 23,970,793. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 97 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Beside India it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 20 percent are found and Mauritius, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pothayya | 93 | 20 | / |
| Pottayya | 93 | 13 | / |
| Patayya | 86 | 17 | / |
| Potaiya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Putayya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Potya | 83 | 65 | / |
| Puttayya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pattayya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pothaiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Photya | 77 | 418 | / |
| Poutya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Poteay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pothya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ppattayya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pataiya | 71 | 37 | / |
| Putaiya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Potahau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Patayia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pota'au | 71 | 2 | / |
| Potyatz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potauai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potyo | 67 | 331 | / |
| Potea | 67 | 316 | / |
| Potia | 67 | 290 | / |
| Patya | 67 | 283 | / |
| Putya | 67 | 188 | / |
| Potja | 67 | 109 | / |
| Potao | 67 | 17 | / |
| Potyó | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pothaaud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pataaiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pothaaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Putaiyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pataayat | 67 | 1 | / |
Potayya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potayya in the Marathi language | ||
| पोतया | potaya | - |
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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
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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 Potayya
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