Potekar Surname
Approximately 2,588 people bear this surname
Potekar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,586 | 1:296,622 | 16,733 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Potekar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potekar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potekar (Hindi: पोतेकार, Marathi: पोतेकर) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potekar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Potekar is the 167,155th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,815,899 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Potekar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Potekar is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 2,586 people, or 1 in 296,622. In India Potekar is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent live, Goa, where 2 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Not including India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pothekar | 93 | 14 | / |
| Patekar | 86 | 23,332 | / |
| Potokar | 86 | 1,057 | / |
| Petekar | 86 | 555 | / |
| Potakar | 86 | 21 | / |
| Potikar | 86 | 16 | / |
| Putekar | 86 | 16 | / |
| Potecar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pattekar | 80 | 1,155 | / |
| Pathekar | 80 | 591 | / |
| Pethekar | 80 | 492 | / |
| Phatekar | 80 | 19 | / |
| Paatekar | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pothikar | 80 | 12 | / |
| Poitakar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pothakar | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pataekar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pateskar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Paetekar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Patekare | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pastekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potajkar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pateykar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peetekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pautekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pustekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phattekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pedthekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pattekare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patakar | 71 | 2,143 | / |
| Patikar | 71 | 1,204 | / |
| Patokar | 71 | 1,149 | / |
| Petakar | 71 | 1,108 | / |
| Poticar | 71 | 556 | / |
| Petikar | 71 | 192 | / |
| Potocar | 71 | 95 | / |
| Petykar | 71 | 7 | / |
| Paththekar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Potokár | 71 | 2 | / |
| Patecar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pethakar | 67 | 4,360 | / |
| Pathakar | 67 | 336 | / |
| Phatakar | 67 | 243 | / |
| Pathikar | 67 | 34 | / |
| Pattikar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Patikkar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pettikar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paatokar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pataikar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pattakar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pautikar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pottocar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pethokar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phetakar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pathokar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paatakar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patohkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pataakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patahkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peetakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pethikar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puttikar | 67 | 1 | / |
Potekar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potekar in the Hindi language | ||
| पोतेकार | potekara | - |
| Potekar in the Marathi language | ||
| पोतेकर | potekara | 82 |
| पोटेकर | potekara | 15.31 |
| पोटेकार | potekara | 0.48 |
| पोहेकर | pohekara | 0.22 |
| पोरेकर | porekara | 0.16 |
| पोळेकर | polekara | 0.05 |
| ओंकार | onkara | 0.05 |
| पोटेेकर | poteekara | 0.05 |
| पोलेकर | polekara | 0.05 |
| पोटकर | potakara | 0.05 |
| पोनेकर | ponekara | 0.05 |
| पाटेकर | patekara | 0.05 |
| पोतेक | poteka | 0.05 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Potekar
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