Potham Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Potham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 266 | 1:2,883,704 | 87,658 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Pothám (1) are calculated separately.
Potham (78) may also be a first name.
Potham Demographics
Average Potham Salary in
United States
$52,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Potham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potham (Marathi: पोथाम) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Pothám. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 796,486th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Potham live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Potham is also the 1,091,646th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 78 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 2,883,704. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 47 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 16 percent reside. Aside from India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.
Potham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Potham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Potham surname fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Potham Last Name Statistics demography
Potham earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potham in the Marathi language | ||
| पोथाम | pothama | 37.5 |
| पोथम | pothama | 33.33 |
| पोतम | potama | 16.67 |
| पाथम | pathama | 8.33 |
| पोनम | ponama | 4.17 |
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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 Potham
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