Potera Surname

219,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Potera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6011:63,2439,931
Kosovo5531:3,367554
Zimbabwe5081:30,3904,676
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Romania411:489,70437,604
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Poteră (4) & Potěra (2) are calculated separately.

Potera (40) may also be a first name.

Potera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potera (Marathi: पोतेरा, Russian: Потера) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Poteră or Potěra. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 219,249th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,905,437 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Potera are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Potera is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 63,243. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 27 percent are found.

Potera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Potera last name grew 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potera last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Potera earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning 236,295 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,257 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poteră944/
Potěra942/
Poterai92387/
Poteras92323/
Poteraj92231/
Poteraş92124/
Pothera9268/
Postera9251/
Poteraș9232/
Poetera9219/
Poterat929/
Pottera922/
Poterah921/
Poteira921/
Poterau921/
Poteray921/
Potereau86418/
Potherat86315/
Potterat86182/
Poeteray8640/
Potteray8616/
Poteruha864/
Poiteras861/
Poteraia861/
Potheraj861/
Posteira861/
Poiterat861/
Poeterai861/
Posteras861/
Poterash861/
Potereas861/
Potheray860/
Putera836,310/
Patera833,053/
Petera831,242/
Potyra83715/
Potere83458/
Poteri83252/
Potero8355/
Potara8352/
Potora8340/
Potira8310/
Potery831/
Pútera831/
Poutheara801/
Pastera772,612/
Pateras771,297/
Paterra77505/
Paterau77296/
Potyraj77250/
Peteira77230/
Pothora77161/
Pettera77157/
Pateira77150/
Potirat7791/
Postero7781/
Posteri7777/
Potteri7777/
Pottery7772/
Poteris7768/
Puthera7757/
Pattera7738/
Potheri7737/
Pathera7723/
Pothara7722/
Puttera7722/
Poterio7721/
Poteres7721/
Potyrai7720/
Poterie7718/
Poterre7718/
Poeteri7716/
Patiera7716/
Pottero7713/
Poetara7711/
Peterra7711/
Puterea7710/
Pothery779/
Potiora776/
Pateray776/
Puterah776/
Poteari775/
Potisra775/
Potiraj774/
Pataera774/
Poteeri774/
Pothero773/
Postira773/
Poteros772/
Pottere772/
Petaera772/
Potieri772/
Petiera772/
Postery772/
Potirad772/
Pootara772/
Poterer771/
Potgere771/
Patehra771/
Paterea771/
Peterai771/
Peterea771/
Paatera771/
Potiere771/
Paterad771/
Peteyra771/
Peteura771/
Photora771/
Poitere771/
Posterà771/
Potiras771/
Potarai771/
Potaray771/
Poutere771/
Poteiro771/
Pothira771/
Photira771/
Pottira770/
Potterie71160/
Poetiray71158/
Patereau71135/
Pothiraj71117/
Petereau7196/
Pothirat7190/
Photirat7175/
Photaray7158/
Potheret7155/
Photaira7134/
Pootheri7132/
Potirach7132/
Posterro7129/
Pateiray7123/
Pattiera7121/
Patereha7116/
Phothara7115/
Poothara7114/
Patteras718/
Phothira717/
Patteera716/
Patheray714/
Patherra714/
Pottaraj713/
Potergoi712/
Pothyraj712/
Pasteras712/
Pothiere711/
Potaraaj711/
Pothorai711/
Pothoraj711/
Potterer711/
Poothira711/
Patearoa711/
Putergai711/
Pachtera711/
Poutarra711/
Pateraja711/
Passtera711/
Pasterra711/
Pasztera711/
Phootara711/
Photiray711/
Pothérat711/
Potéreau711/
Poutiere711/
Poothery711/
Puotiere711/
Potirath711/
Photiraj711/
Poottara711/
Patheera711/
Patterra711/
Potheury710/
Potierri710/
Potterge710/
Potearis710/
Puteri674,426/
Patara674,381/
Phothirat674,180/
Patere672,105/
Patora671,525/
Petero671,125/
Patira67630/
Patero67473/
Putyra67471/
Patyra67467/
Putere67349/
Putero67290/
Pateri67286/
Patery67258/
Potiri67130/
Petira6799/
Podterher6764/
Phatteera6760/
Petara6746/
Putteeraj6744/
Petora6731/
Putira6719/
Potoro6719/
Phothiraj6717/
Pothirach6717/
Potire6716/
Pothiraja6711/
Phothitra678/
Phootirat678/
Photirath677/
Potaro677/
Petíra677/
Photirach676/
Patheiray674/
Peterâ674/
Puttierra673/
Pūtere672/
Petěra672/
Potiro672/
Pothirath672/
Potheress671/
Phothirap671/
Pátero671/
Patereaux671/
Petyra671/
Photairay671/
Phateraai671/
Phathetra671/
Poetiraij671/
Pétéra671/
Potiry671/
Poutareau671/
Pottereth671/
Pothiratt671/
Putery671/
Pootairat671/
Poothirat671/
Pohstirat671/

Potera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potera in the Marathi language
पोतेराpotera-
Potera in the Russian language
Потераpotera-

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