Poteka Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Poteka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Poteka Demographics
Average Poteka Salary in
South Africa
R 102,672
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
Poteka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poteka in the Marathi language | ||
| पोटेका | poteka | - |
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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 Poteka
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