Potlake Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Potlake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potlake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211

Potlake (200) may also be a first name.

Potlake Last Name Facts

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

Potlake is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potlake? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potlake is the 3,055,934th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Potlake reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Potlake is also the 640,739th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 200 people.

Potlake is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa Potlake is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 95 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found.

Potlake Last Name Statistics demography

Potlake earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.2% less than the national average, earning R 127,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potlak921/
Potlaki86659/
Patlake8634/
Potlack865/
Potlakh861/
Postlack807/
Potlaski806/
Potlache801/
Potlakha801/
Potlakhi801/
Phatlake801/
Pootleak801/
Patlak771,526/
Potlok774/
Potlakaya757/
Potlakova751/
Patlakh71429/
Patlack71146/
Patlaka7154/
Potlock7131/
Potloka7126/
Patlaki7125/
Petlaki7117/
Putlaka716/
Patlyak716/
Potlakaaya713/
Potlackaja711/
Petleke711/
Pathlak711/
Patlakha67338/
Patlakis6741/
Patliaka6723/
Petliaki676/
Postlook671/
Patlekey671/
Postlock670/

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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 Potlake
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