Potiane Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Potiane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potiane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2641:7,6991,682
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Potiane (13) may also be a first name.

Potiane Last Name Facts

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

Potiane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Potiane.

How Common Is The Last Name Potiane? popularity and diffusion

Potiane is the 961,438th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Potiane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

Potiane is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 7,699. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 79 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 9 percent are found and Berea District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Potiane Last Name Statistics demography

Potiane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning R 215,628 per year.

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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 Potiane
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