Pothiyawala Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Pothiyawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Pothiyawala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pothiyawala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pothiyawala (Marathi: पोठीयावाला) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pothiyawala.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothiyawala? popularity and diffusion

Pothiyawala is the 3,882,373rd most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Pothiyawala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Pothiyawala are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 76 percent are found and Gujarat, where 19 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 15 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potiyawala955/
Pothiyavala9158/
Potiyavala8628/
Pothaiwala861/
Pothiyavale824/
Potiyavale762/
Patiyavala761/
Pautiyavala738/
Pothayavale737/
Potajavale571/
Pettaivala571/
Pataevale504/
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Pothiyawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pothiyawala in the Marathi language
पोठीयावालाpothiyavala88.89
पोिथयावालाpoithayavala11.11

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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
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  • 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 Pothiyawala
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