Potelwa Surname
Approximately 1,434 people bear this surname
Potelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,429 | 1:37,913 | 4,864 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Potelwa Demographics
Average Potelwa Salary in
South Africa
R 221,424
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Potelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potelwa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potelwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Potelwa is the 271,656th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,081,971 people. Potelwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Potelwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Potelwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,429 people, or 1 in 37,913. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
Potelwa Last Name Statistics demography
Potelwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning R 221,424 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pothelwa | 93 | 6 | / |
| Potelwad | 93 | 5 | / |
| Photelwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Phothelwa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Postelwat | 88 | 0 | / |
| Potelwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Potelwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Polwa | 83 | 40 | / |
| Postelwait | 82 | 145 | / |
| Postelwatt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Potlewad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Polway | 77 | 35 | / |
| Polwah | 77 | 22 | / |
| Polwai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Polwat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Polwad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pholwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poselwait | 75 | 14 | / |
| Postlwait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potlewait | 75 | 0 | / |
| Poolwas | 71 | 14 | / |
| Pholwat | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pethlwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Postlewatt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pholwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pholwha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pholwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phutlwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potelue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polwais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Postlewast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Postlewaip | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pollwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pottlewait | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palwa | 67 | 860 | / |
| Photluea | 67 | 128 | / |
| Polva | 67 | 94 | / |
| Polua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Patlewad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Postlehwait | 67 | 6 | / |
| Polba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patilwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pateliua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polwhead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholwaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Posstlewait | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Potelwa
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