Potharas Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Potharas Surname User-submission:

The Potharas in the US are from Greece. Upon immigration they didn't properly translate the Greek letters into English so Podaras became Potharas due to mis-translation.

Podaras loosely means 'big foot' from pod = 'foot', like podiatrist.

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Potharas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Potharas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Potharas in the US are from Greece. Upon immigration they didn't properly translate the Greek letters into English so Podaras became Potharas due to mis-translation.

Podaras loosely means 'big foot' from pod = 'foot', like podiatrist.

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Potharas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potharas (Marathi: पोथरस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potharas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potharas is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Potharas are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 75 percent live and New York, where 25 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Poothara8814/
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Potaraus883/
Potharos881/
Potara8652/
Photharap8231/
Photharat8215/
Patharase822/
Poutheara821/
Photharos821/
Potaraj80645/
Pataras80472/
Poteras80323/
Pathara80246/
Pothora80161/
Postara8074/
Potoras8060/
Potaros8017/
Potarad809/
Pootara802/
Potarai801/
Potaray801/
Photthaira78185/
Phottharap7879/
Patharahas784/
Photharach782/
Phoutharat781/
Phootharat781/
Patharat75265/
Patharay7558/
Photaray7558/
Photaira7534/
Patharad7519/
Patharaj7519/
Patharap7512/
Patharai7510/
Pettaras759/
Pattaras758/
Patharos756/
Patarais755/
Paathara753/
Pottaraj753/
Pathaira753/
Patharac753/
Patharah752/
Petharos751/
Poiteras751/
Potaraaj751/
Pothorai751/
Pothoraj751/
Poutarra751/
Phootara751/
Phataras751/
Poshtara751/
Poterash751/
Potereas751/
Pottarat751/
Potharot751/
Poottara751/
Pastaras751/
Patthara751/
Phoutharath7428/
Phutthairas744/
Phothairach741/
Patara714,381/
Photharot71190/
Poutaraud71163/
Potora7140/
Pathairay7120/
Patharraj7112/
Pattharat7112/
Patharaai7110/
Phatthara718/
Potaro717/
Paththara713/
Patharose712/
Pathairat712/
Pootarach712/
Photairay711/
Poutareau711/
Pottarath711/
Pootairat711/
Poottarat711/
Poodtharo711/
Phouttharath7024/
Pataray671,925/
Pateras671,297/
Potorac67892/
Patarad67275/
Pattara67234/
Patarai67204/
Potarod67157/
Pataraj67147/
Petaros67131/
Poteraş67124/
Patarat67108/
Patarra6784/
Patarau6747/
Potoura6723/
Paatara6720/
Pastara6713/
Patharo6711/
Peteras678/
Phattharap678/
Phattharat677/
Potosra677/
Phathairat676/
Phatara674/
Patarah674/
Postora674/
Pataira673/
Pataara673/
Patharahad673/
Paththaraj673/
Potarot673/
Poteros672/
Potarou672/
Poitaro671/
Pathora671/
Pataraa671/
Pataros671/
Pataura671/
Patarap671/
Pataroa671/
Photora671/
Potaraňová671/
Poteira671/
Phutharach671/
Patarea671/

Potharas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potharas in the Marathi language
पोथरसpotharasa-

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