Potestá Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Potestá Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Potesta (851) & Potestà (24) are calculated separately.
Potestá Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potestá Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potestá is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Potesta or Potestà. For other potential spellings of Potestá click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potestá? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Potestá occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Potestá are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Andean South America.
It is most common in Peru, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,946,031. Other than Peru Potestá is found in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potesta | 95 | 851 | / |
| Potestà | 95 | 24 | / |
| Poteste | 86 | 22 | / |
| Potesto | 86 | 5 | / |
| Potestas | 80 | 1,730 | / |
| Potestad | 80 | 1,697 | / |
| Potestio | 80 | 595 | / |
| Potestat | 80 | 88 | / |
| Potestes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Potested | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poteto | 77 | 12 | / |
| Postestad | 75 | 4 | / |
| Postestas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ppotestad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patesti | 71 | 36 | / |
| Patesta | 71 | 9 | / |
| Potteta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Potetto | 71 | 5 | / |
| Potetas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pateste | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potteto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poteeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potexti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potista | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pottestadt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Patestos | 67 | 119 | / |
| Patestou | 67 | 61 | / |
| Patestas | 67 | 57 | / |
| Patestis | 67 | 46 | / |
| Potistas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Potistad | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pothetos | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pautesta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patestes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Postetto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Putestas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Photosta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poitisto | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Potestá
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