Poterasu Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Poterasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Poterasu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2371:84,7179,896
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Poteraşu (2) are calculated separately.

Poterasu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poterasu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Poteraşu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poterasu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,032,007th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Poterasu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 84,717. In Romania it is most common in: Buzău County, where 49 percent live, Argeș County, where 18 percent live and Timiș County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Romania this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poteraşu962/
Potheraju821/
Potharasu821/
Potiraju7554/
Potarazu7519/
Patarasu751/
Pothiraju7130/
Pottiraju713/
Patteraju711/
Pattarasu711/
Patheraaju671/
Pothujraju671/
Poshtiraju671/
Patiraju6322/
Pathiraju5919/
Ppatiraju593/
Patharesu591/
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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 Poterasu
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