Potifa Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Potifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Potifa (181) may also be a first name.
Potifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potifa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Potifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Potifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Potifa is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Potifa is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Potifa live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Potifa is also the 677,199th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 181 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 36 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Potifa
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