Pothiah Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Pothiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pothiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Mauritius421:30,7966,238
France121:5,535,227269,324
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pothiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pothiah is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,527,735th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Pothiah is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Pothiah live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 87 percent are found, Gauteng, where 8 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found. Beside South Africa Pothiah exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 31 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Pothiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pothiah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.76% more than the national average, earning R 305,976 per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phothiah931/
Potiah92110/
Pothia925/
Phothiath881/
Phothia86138/
Pathiah86125/
Pothiat8693/
Poothia8644/
Pethiah862/
Poutiah861/
Potia83290/
Phothiat8026/
Postiach807/
Pothijai802/
Pothihoh801/
Phothiho801/
Pothaiya801/
Patiah77456/
Pathia77341/
Poteah7771/
Pethia7751/
Poutia7737/
Potiha7719/
Photia7713/
Poteha775/
Postia774/
Pothya771/
Poitia771/
Potyha771/
Pottia771/
Potiat771/
Potija771/
Potias771/
Puotia771/
Phothihoh7526/
Postyhach7522/
Phothijad751/
Phottia71349/
Patihah71145/
Photias7115/
Poutias7113/
Pathias718/
Pathija714/
Potaiya714/
Phathia714/
Potteah713/
Patiaha713/
Potijad712/
Pathiat711/
Patieah711/
Poteeah711/
Pouteha711/
Pouthio711/
Potehea711/
Potihoh711/
Patia671,353/
Petia67828/
Potea67316/
Potja67109/
Potya6765/
Pothayya6720/
Postihač6717/
Potio6710/
Pastijah676/
Pahathia673/
Photijad671/
Photihoh671/
Postyhai671/
Pottieau671/
Poutieau671/
Phatehah671/

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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
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  • 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 Pothiah
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