Potha Surname
Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname
Potha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,450 | 1:48,716 | 5,688 |
| India | 746 | 1:1,028,238 | 43,063 |
| Pakistan | 218 | 1:819,467 | 11,542 |
| Greece | 84 | 1:131,902 | 21,973 |
| Panama | 44 | 1:88,915 | 3,543 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Pótha (10) are calculated separately.
Potha (535) may also be a first name.
Potha Demographics
Average Potha Salary in
United States
$55,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Potha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potha (Hindi: पोथा, Marathi: पोथा) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pótha. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potha? popularity and diffusion
Potha is the 168,902nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,850,038 people. The last name Potha is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Potha live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Tai-Asia. Potha is also the 364,566th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 535 people.
This last name is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,450 people, or 1 in 48,716. In Thailand it is most common in: Chiang Mai Province, where 33 percent live, Chiang Rai Province, where 16 percent live and Phrae Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Thailand this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
Potha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Potha are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Potha earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potha in the Marathi language | ||
| पोथा | potha | 83.33 |
| पोथ | potha | 16.67 |
| Potha in the Hindi language | ||
| पोथा | potha | 66.67 |
| पोटहा | potaha | 22.22 |
| पोतहा | potaha | 11.11 |
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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 Potha
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