Poteza Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Poteza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poteza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Poteza (27) may also be a first name.

Poteza Last Name Facts

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

Poteza is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poteza? popularity and diffusion

Poteza is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Poteza are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Poteza is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Poteza is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Poteza is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 90 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potedza921/
Potedzai861/
Peteza83551/
Poteca83220/
Potoza8374/
Pateza8320/
Potexa832/
Poteze831/
Poteja831/
Pothezath801/
Poteaca77115/
Poetiza7775/
Poteica7757/
Potecha7719/
Potecea773/
Potesha771/
Potetzo771/
Potesay771/
Potesia771/
Potazza771/
Pothezhath756/
Pottezhzha751/
Poitecha711/
Phothaza711/
Pothecha711/
Phutheza711/
Petiza67354/
Potazo67258/
Potisa67192/
Potaso67164/
Patoza6772/
Potecă6771/
Potasa6761/
Potica6761/
Patesa6729/
Petesa6719/
Pateja6712/
Patyza6711/
Potesi6710/
Puthezath676/
Patezi676/
Potosa674/
Patiza673/
Pataza671/
Pateca671/
Petoza671/
Potija671/
Petezo671/
Petaza671/
Poteco671/
Potese671/
Photechai671/
Putiza671/
Potise670/
Potteizer670/
Potice670/

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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 Poteza
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