Potele Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Potele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Lesotho461:44,1867,268
Namibia461:52,3786,268
India171:45,121,493474,784
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Potele (29) may also be a first name.

Potele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potele (Marathi: पोतेले) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Potele.

How Common Is The Last Name Potele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name Potele is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Potele reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 44 percent live, Northern Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Beside South Africa Potele occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 22 percent live and Namibia, where 22 percent live.

Potele Last Name Statistics demography

Potele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning R 118,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potelle92899/
Potelet9265/
Pottele926/
Postele923/
Potelea921/
Potle91251/
Poetelea8665/
Poitelea8646/
Pothelet8641/
Pottelet8627/
Posteles862/
Poitelle862/
Posteile861/
Postelea861/
Potale835,861/
Pottle832,455/
Potole83433/
Potela83303/
Patele83163/
Petele83132/
Pothel8366/
Poteli8333/
Putele8325/
Pothle8322/
Photle8314/
Potile833/
Potelj833/
Potely832/
Poteal831/
Pütele831/
Potlle831/
Poteil831/
Pottela77222/
Pateles77208/
Potolea77145/
Peteleu77111/
Pettele7754/
Potesil7754/
Patelea7735/
Potteli7730/
Pothela7724/
Pothale7723/
Pateley7723/
Peteley7722/
Potalej7721/
Posteal779/
Patelle779/
Postile779/
Potalei779/
Potajle778/
Patelet777/
Petelei777/
Posteli776/
Pottale776/
Photale776/
Patelei776/
Potelis776/
Pootela775/
Pattele774/
Pothole774/
Potalee774/
Poteela773/
Potiles773/
Petiele773/
Petelea772/
Pottole772/
Poteali771/
Pothile771/
Pootale771/
Pataele771/
Poutlle771/
Pastele771/
Pateule771/
Petelie771/
Photole771/
Potelia771/
Pouteil771/
Phetele771/
Photela771/
Poutile771/
Pathele771/
Pothell770/
Putesle770/
Patle7358,064/
Phothela7171/
Pasteles7123/
Pastelea7110/
Phothale717/
Postiles714/
Phuthele714/
Pathiele713/
Patelesh712/
Peșteleu712/
Phathele712/
Pooteela712/
Postisle711/
Phootela711/
Pasteler711/
Pouthale711/
Phatiele711/
Patheley711/
Posthell710/
Pattelle710/
Patole6767,699/
Patela6724,856/
Pateli678,324/
Patale677,659/
Pattle67647/
Patile67474/
Petale67433/
Potila67377/
Peteli67368/
Potali67292/
Pathel67253/
Putela67175/
Photthale67155/
Pateal67110/
Petole6785/
Petile6773/
Pately6727/
Petelj6718/
Pahtle6715/
Potail6714/
Patelj6714/
Patlle6713/
Patetl6712/
Pateul6710/
Phatle6710/
Pathle6710/
Poteschil679/
Pateil676/
Puteli676/
Phothelli673/
Patyle673/
Potili673/
Putile672/
Paatle672/
Potyla672/
Patelh672/
Patgel672/
Pathielle672/
Pottealla671/
Padtle671/
Patelé671/
Patelahei671/
Phoothela671/
Phostelis671/
Pétole671/
Patteelle671/

Potele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potele in the Marathi language
पोतेलेpotele50
पोटेलेpotele12.5
पाटोळेpatole12.5
पोटोेेळेpotoeele12.5
पोटोेळेpotoele12.5

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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 Potele
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