Potiphar Surname
Approximately 1,452 people bear this surname
Potiphar Surname Definition:
For this name-Old French turned into older Egyptian-see Petifer.
Potiphar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
Potiphar (593) may also be a first name.
Potiphar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For this name-Old French turned into older Egyptian-see Petifer.
Not from the Egyptian name Potiphar; but the same as Petifer or Petipher (Potiphur, U.S. ); perhaps from Anglo-Saxon boda, Old Norse bodi, a messenger; Anglo-Saxon fara, Old Norse fari, a traveller; Anglo-Saxon fara, Old Norse fara, to fare, travel. "Our Mrs. Potiphur," says Bowditch, "is a nurse, whose bedside deportment has always been exemplary."
Potiphar Demographics
Average Potiphar Salary in
England
£25,747
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Potiphar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potiphar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potiphar is borne by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potiphar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 268,717th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,018,971 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Potiphar live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 343,462nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 593 people.
It is most numerous in Chad, where it is held by 1,059 people, or 1 in 12,835. Apart from Chad it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Potiphar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Potiphar has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Potiphar last name expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potiphard | 94 | 1 | / |
| Petiphar | 88 | 84 | / |
| Potifar | 80 | 10 | / |
| Potipor | 80 | 9 | / |
| Patipar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Petipar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potipour | 75 | 20 | / |
| Pathipar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phatipar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Potifare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pothipor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patepar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettifar | 63 | 78 | / |
| Potiforova | 56 | 9 | / |
| Putifarova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Putifár | 53 | 10 | / |
| Patifor | 53 | 2 | / |
| Petifor | 53 | 0 | / |
| Phatepar | 50 | 1,899 | / |
| Pettifor | 50 | 620 | / |
| Pettefar | 50 | 13 | / |
| Petifour | 50 | 3 | / |
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Footnotes
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