Potiah Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Potiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius891:14,5333,065
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Potiah (43) may also be a first name.

Potiah Last Name Facts

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

Potiah is found in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Potiah are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Potiah is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 14,533. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 62 percent live, Plaines Wilhems District, where 36 percent live and Flacq District, where 1 percent live. Barring Mauritius this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Potiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Potiah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning R 212,292 per year and in United States they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $43,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothiah92136/
Poutiah921/
Potia91290/
Postiach867/
Phothiah861/
Patiah83456/
Poteah8371/
Poutia8337/
Potiha8319/
Photia8313/
Pothia835/
Postia834/
Potiat831/
Potija831/
Pottia831/
Poitia831/
Potias831/
Puotia831/
Phothiath801/
Phottia77349/
Patihah77145/
Phothia77138/
Pathiah77125/
Pothiat7793/
Poothia7744/
Photias7715/
Poutias7713/
Potaiya774/
Patiath774/
Potteah773/
Patiaha773/
Pethiah772/
Potijad772/
Potihoh771/
Poteeah771/
Patieah771/
Patia731,353/
Petia73828/
Potea73316/
Potja73109/
Potya7365/
Potio7310/
Phothiat7126/
Postihač7117/
Pastijah716/
Pothijai712/
Patihath711/
Photijad711/
Photihoh711/
Pothihoh711/
Pottieau711/
Phothiho711/
Pothaiya711/
Poutieau711/
Poteau673,386/
Patiat67654/
Photya67418/
Patias67412/
Pathia67341/
Pastia67280/
Patiha67133/
Petija67101/
Pateah6780/
Pethia6751/
Pattia6746/
Patija6742/
Pohtio6737/
Phothihoh6726/
Postio6725/
Pautia6723/
Postyhach6722/
Pettia6722/
Pottio6710/
Patyah677/
Poteha675/
Poteho674/
Pootja674/
Patiho673/
Poteay673/
Phatia673/
Patiap673/
Poutya673/
Phetia673/
Petiha672/
Pohtea672/
Poștea672/
Phothijad671/
Poetio671/
Pothya671/
Patiaa671/
Potyha671/
Patiaz671/
Patiea671/
Patița671/
Petiho671/
Potiot671/
Potjau671/
Poutio671/
Potyea670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potiah
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