Potjo Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Potjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 167 | 1:12,171 | 2,717 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
Potjo (123) may also be a first name.
Potjo Demographics
Average Potjo Salary in
South Africa
R 76,752
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Potjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potjo is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potjo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Potjo is the 937,786th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Potjo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 123 people.
The surname Potjo is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 12,171. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 52 percent reside, Berea District, where 26 percent reside and Leribe District, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho Potjo occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent reside.
Potjo Last Name Statistics demography
Potjo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.7% less than the national average, earning R 76,752 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photjo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pojo | 89 | 924 | / |
| Postijo | 83 | 54 | / |
| Pojoy | 80 | 796 | / |
| Potso | 80 | 724 | / |
| Phojo | 80 | 341 | / |
| Potyo | 80 | 331 | / |
| Pojoh | 80 | 326 | / |
| Potja | 80 | 109 | / |
| Patjo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Poijo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Poujo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Pojjo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Potio | 80 | 10 | / |
| Potco | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pojou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Podjo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pojoj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Poteo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pojoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petjo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puojo | 80 | 0 | / |
| Postijos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potcho | 73 | 3,801 | / |
| Pohtio | 73 | 37 | / |
| Postio | 73 | 25 | / |
| Petjoi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Pfotso | 73 | 16 | / |
| Photso | 73 | 15 | / |
| Patijo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Potzgo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Pottio | 73 | 10 | / |
| Poteho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pootja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pojhod | 73 | 4 | / |
| Photyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Potiot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Petjoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poojoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Patjoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poutyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poutio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poujot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poujos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pootso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Potjau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Podjou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pojhoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poojoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pohjoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poetio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Potija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poteot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pottso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pojott | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pozo | 67 | 99,944 | / |
| Pajo | 67 | 9,141 | / |
| Poso | 67 | 6,735 | / |
| Poco | 67 | 1,091 | / |
| Poja | 67 | 796 | / |
| Poujois | 67 | 281 | / |
| Photyot | 67 | 155 | / |
| Phothyo | 67 | 105 | / |
| Pottios | 67 | 31 | / |
| Poujoux | 67 | 25 | / |
| Photios | 67 | 21 | / |
| Potjeau | 67 | 19 | / |
| Poutcho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Photcho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poutios | 67 | 3 | / |
| Potijad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potchot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potihoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pethjoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouthio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Podtyop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Postios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poutiot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poudjoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Požo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poteous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Potjo
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