Potifara Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Potifara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potifara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Potifara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potifara is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potifara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Potifara are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Potifara is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 61 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent reside and Harare Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Potifara
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