Poteka Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Poteka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poteka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Poteka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poteka (Marathi: पोटेका) is most common in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poteka? popularity and diffusion

Poteka is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Poteka live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Poteka is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 40 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent are found.

Poteka Last Name Statistics demography

Poteka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.79% less than the national average, earning R 102,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potekha92403/
Potekat9220/
Potekad925/
Poteska925/
Podteka922/
Potheka921/
Potecka921/
Photeka921/
Pottekka868/
Pottekad863/
Pooteeka863/
Pothekad861/
Potyka831,217/
Potaka83454/
Potoka83344/
Poteca83220/
Poteko8398/
Pateka8358/
Potika8356/
Peteka8326/
Poteki835/
Poteke833/
Pottekkad8014/
Phooteeka803/
Potteakat801/
Postyka77690/
Potykha77554/
Pottika77466/
Potocka77235/
Poteyko77169/
Patekha77139/
Poteaca77115/
Posteki77115/
Potecki77105/
Patekay7790/
Potekho7786/
Potejko7782/
Potikha7774/
Potetko7772/
Poteiko7770/
Poteica7757/
Pothika7751/
Potakka7741/
Pothaka7737/
Puteska7733/
Patheka7733/
Potesky7727/
Pottaka7718/
Patekah7718/
Potiška7712/
Potecká7712/
Potiska7712/
Patejka7711/
Potokai7710/
Petecka779/
Potecký779/
Poteski779/
Photaka778/
Potacka778/
Poteker777/
Podtyka777/
Pootika775/
Poutoka775/
Potokha775/
Potekhi774/
Patteka774/
Patekad774/
Photika774/
Putekai773/
Potecea773/
Potíška773/
Patekat772/
Potikas772/
Potekki771/
Pothoka771/
Potieko771/
Pateika771/
Puteaka771/
Petheka771/
Petejka771/
Petekai771/
Pheteka771/
Potaaka771/
Potaika771/
Phateka771/
Potecke771/
Pottekkatt7537/
Phothika71213/
Pathekas7176/
Potyszka7162/
Potechko7123/
Potyshka7113/
Pothakka7112/
Potheski7110/
Poothika719/
Pateikas717/
Pottakka716/
Phatheka714/
Phetheka714/
Phuteeka714/
Pastecka712/
Pothikat712/
Poteshko711/
Potekhee711/
Potockai711/
Potthaka711/
Puteykat711/
Pateckas711/
Pashteka711/
Potishka711/
Poteckij711/
Postekki711/
Potychka711/
Phothaka711/
Phootika711/
Patika673,580/
Patoka673,072/
Pataka67539/
Putika67422/
Patyka67240/
Petika67181/
Potoko67151/
Poustecký67107/
Poustecká6798/
Peteko6793/
Potecă6771/
Potyko6767/
Petaka6767/
Poteqi6765/
Potica6761/
Potiki6756/
Pateki6728/
Poustecki6718/
Potykhach6717/
Potako6712/
Pateke678/
Potike674/
Phothikat674/
Petyka674/
Puteke673/
Pateko672/
Poustecky672/
Petoka672/
Potaco672/
Postekkis672/
Podtykach672/
Pottekott671/
Puteko671/
Potiko671/
Peteca671/
Pateca671/
Paschteka671/
Postojska671/
Potaqa671/
Poteco671/
Phothikea671/
Potice670/

Poteka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poteka in the Marathi language
पोटेकाpoteka-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poteka
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