Pothan Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pothan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pothan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3821:2,008,02568,805
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Australia561:482,06636,890
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England91:6,190,895170,599
Wales91:343,83718,086
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Pothan (485) may also be a first name.

Pothan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pothan (Hindi: पोथन, Marathi: पोथन) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 454,874th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Pothan reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pothan is also the 385,996th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 485 people.

The surname Pothan is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 2,008,025. In India Pothan is primarily found in: Kerala, where 65 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent are found and New Zealand, where 9 percent are found.

Pothan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pothan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pothan last name fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pothan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pothan last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pothan earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 20.5% less than the national average, earning R 188,928 per year and in United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothain92301/
Poothan9211/
Phothan926/
Pothane925/
Pothann923/
Pothang923/
Potan91632/
Phothane86152/
Pothasin8631/
Phothang867/
Poothang862/
Poththan861/
Poithand861/
Postahan861/
Pothaain861/
Phothain861/
Pathan83972,814/
Puthan831,840/
Potane83893/
Postan83812/
Poitan83590/
Pethan83473/
Potham83353/
Potang83327/
Photan8349/
Potain8343/
Pottan8324/
Pothon8319/
Pootan837/
Potand836/
Potgan835/
Poytan835/
Potean833/
Potann832/
Poutan832/
Poetan832/
Potank831/
Potanh831/
Phothasin8054/
Pothasing803/
Photthang801/
Poothasin801/
Pothong771,940/
Phathan77721/
Pathane77657/
Pathang77392/
Puthane77184/
Pathaan77128/
Patthan77102/
Patahan7783/
Phethan7759/
Pathann7745/
Pothuon7732/
Phothon7727/
Pethain7717/
Paathan7717/
Pethahn7717/
Photham7717/
Peethan7716/
Potatin7714/
Poottan7714/
Pathain7713/
Photane7710/
Postang7710/
Potasin778/
Poistan778/
Photang778/
Putthan777/
Poothon777/
Poshtan776/
Pathanh776/
Pathamn775/
Pottain775/
Pathant775/
Poitand774/
Pauthan774/
Phottan774/
Poitane774/
Pudthan774/
Poetain773/
Pasthan773/
Pahthan773/
Potaham773/
Pethaun773/
Poutain772/
Pathasn772/
Pathhan772/
Phuthan772/
Photain772/
Pootham771/
Pathahn771/
Pathatn771/
Pazthan771/
Puthean771/
Ppathan771/
Pathand771/
Pathtan771/
Podtang771/
Postane771/
Postant771/
Potaint771/
Poudtan771/
Poutang771/
Pouttan771/
Puthang771/
Pouthon771/
Potatyn771/
Potohyn771/
Phootan771/
Pojtham771/
Posthausen7511/
Pootthasen751/
Patan7329,967/
Putan731,697/
Petan731,477/
Poton73605/
Potam73348/
Phothong713,417/
Photthon71678/
Poothong71405/
Phethean71324/
Phottham71110/
Potanova7174/
Phuthane7162/
Putthang7156/
Paththan7147/
Potachin7142/
Potasing7124/
Phuthang7117/
Pathaanh7115/
Poithong7113/
Phathane7113/
Pohthong7113/
Postangk719/
Phutthan718/
Phoothon717/
Poythong716/
Potashyn716/
Phatthan715/
Patheang715/
Phootain715/
Putthain715/
Puthasen715/
Pauthane714/
Potochin714/
Phoutthasen714/
Potoshyn714/
Pouthong714/
Pottaing713/
Puthasin713/
Patthang713/
Potachyn713/
Puththan712/
Phouthaseng712/
Pahathan712/
Pathahan712/
Potthong712/
Pathaine711/
Pathandh711/
Puzthain711/
Pouttane711/
Phatahan711/
Phathanh711/
Pahthaan711/
Patahasn711/
Phathaan711/
Postatin711/
Potahina711/
Pootasin711/
Pothtong711/
Phothone711/
Phothonh711/
Photasin711/
Photeang711/
Phoutthasin711/
Phuthain711/
Peththan711/
Poothamg711/
Photthong6724,760/
Poston6714,550/
Patane6713,778/
Pattan6710,644/
Photon672,845/
Pautan672,190/
Petean671,878/
Patang671,658/
Phatan671,570/
Potein671,217/
Potton67952/
Potong67759/
Putane67731/
Puttan67588/
Pataan67452/
Patham67396/
Phutthang67359/
Petain67297/
Poyton67242/
Photam67219/
Pouton67193/
Paatan67175/
Pathon67173/
Pustan67171/
Pottam67153/
Paetan67128/
Pettan67121/
Phoothong67111/
Pastan67105/
Patahn67102/
Phutan6793/
Putang6788/
Puthon6783/
Putham6774/
Patain6773/
Pahtan6759/
Patean6757/
Poeton6756/
Pooton6749/
Phaton6734/
Paththann6731/
Phatthang6728/
Potaynova6724/
Phouthong6724/
Phouthone6719/
Phoutasen6718/
Potone6717/
Postam6714/
Padtan6713/
Patand679/
Poiton679/
Pethon677/
Phuthasin677/
Pputan676/
Phoythong676/
Petaun675/
Pootthong675/
Putain674/
Pathanová674/
Pătean674/
Putthasen674/
Peetan673/
Patgan673/
Phetan673/
Potayshyn673/
Potainova672/
Potaszink672/
Patann672/
Patant672/
Petanh672/
Poitán672/
Phootasin672/
Petann672/
Putthasin672/
Phoithong672/
Potoon672/
Poteam671/
Potochink671/
Potoin671/
Patotn671/
Patasn671/
Pedtan671/
Potond671/
Patanë671/
Puoton671/
Puutan671/
Potánc671/
Potâng671/
Poutón671/
Phoottham671/
Phutthain671/
Phodthong671/
Putand671/
Putean671/
Pootam671/
Poohthong671/
Pudtan671/
Patthaing671/
Peutan670/
Pothom670/

Pothan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pothan in the Hindi language
पोथनpothana50
पोत्हनpot'hana25
पोथानpothana25
Pothan in the Marathi language
पोथनpothana38.3
पोतनpotana21.28
पोथानpothana12.77
पोठाणpothana8.51
पोठानpothana6.38
पठानpathana4.26
पोठनpothana4.26
पोानpoana2.13
पॉथनpothana2.13

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