Potlaki Surname
Approximately 659 people bear this surname
Potlaki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 358 | 1:151,334 | 17,161 |
| Lesotho | 301 | 1:6,753 | 1,436 |
Potlaki (739) may also be a first name.
Potlaki Demographics
Average Potlaki Salary in
South Africa
R 252,780
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Potlaki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potlaki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potlaki occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potlaki? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 499,597th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Potlaki live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Potlaki is also the 302,719th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 739 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 151,334. In South Africa Potlaki is mostly found in: Free State, where 34 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 46 percent reside.
Potlaki Last Name Statistics demography
Potlaki earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning R 252,780 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potlaski | 93 | 6 | / |
| Potlakhi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Potlake | 86 | 41 | / |
| Patlaki | 86 | 25 | / |
| Petlaki | 86 | 17 | / |
| Patlakis | 80 | 41 | / |
| Petliaki | 80 | 6 | / |
| Potlakha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potlakaya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Postloski | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petleki | 71 | 76 | / |
| Patlaka | 71 | 54 | / |
| Patlake | 71 | 34 | / |
| Potloka | 71 | 26 | / |
| Putlaka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Potlakaaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Potlackaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patlakha | 67 | 338 | / |
| Patliaka | 67 | 23 | / |
| Phatlake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potlache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patlahakka | 59 | 1 | / |
| Patloka | 57 | 77 | / |
| Petleke | 57 | 1 | / |
| Patlokha | 53 | 4 | / |
| Patlekey | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Potlaki
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis