Potma Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Potma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4001:42,2187,157
Canada561:657,95753,499
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Potma (501) may also be a first name.

Potma Last Name Facts

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

Potma (Hindi: पोतमा, Oriya: ପଟମା, Russian: Потма) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 569,728th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Potma are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Potma is also the 378,831st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 501 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 42,218. In The Netherlands Potma is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 32 percent reside, North Holland, where 26 percent reside and Limburg, where 18 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Potma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Potma earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.44% more than the national average, earning $71,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postma9119,204/
Photma91125/
Potmau9123/
Potmas9110/
Potmai911/
Poma8982,425/
Photmat831,310/
Postmaa8369/
Photmai8317/
Pootmma833/
Posthma831/
Phothma831/
Pomaa803,506/
Patma801,117/
Pomaz801,112/
Pomat80482/
Posma80473/
Pomah80380/
Pomay80312/
Pouma80234/
Pohma80207/
Poima80195/
Potmo80147/
Puoma80144/
Pomai80140/
Phoma80139/
Pomas80117/
Pomma8084/
Pooma8067/
Pomaj8062/
Poyma8044/
Putma808/
Pomea807/
Petma805/
Pomga804/
Pomau803/
Potme801/
Pomad801/
Pothmaya771/
Phatma731,267/
Patmah731,167/
Photmi731,129/
Pomaah731,094/
Pathma73632/
Phomma73364/
Poumay73257/
Pfouma73187/
Patmas73176/
Poumai73122/
Phomat73121/
Pommaz73103/
Pohmah73102/
Patmat7389/
Phomas7350/
Poomma7342/
Pojmaj7337/
Pommay7335/
Pommat7334/
Poimaa7330/
Pohtmi7328/
Putmai7328/
Pahtma7323/
Phuoma7321/
Phetma7320/
Potmis7319/
Phooma7317/
Poimai7315/
Pousma7314/
Postmo7314/
Pommas7312/
Phomai7312/
Poomai7312/
Pothmi7311/
Phouma7310/
Petmai739/
Photme738/
Phutma738/
Pomead738/
Poomas737/
Pommai736/
Phomha736/
Pastma735/
Pomeau735/
Pomaha735/
Phosma734/
Posmah734/
Pohmad733/
Poymay732/
Phomay732/
Pomoha732/
Pomadt732/
Poumat732/
Poumah732/
Posmas731/
Pomats731/
Puthma731/
Pomgay731/
Patmau731/
Poimau731/
Poimay731/
Potmoo731/
Pomhha731/
Pommad731/
Pomash731/
Pomatz731/
Poymat731/
Poymaz731/
Ppatma731/
Poumau731/
Potmoy731/
Phomad731/
Poomat731/
Pootme731/
Pohmat731/
Pohmea731/
Puomah731/
Patmai731/
Photmahat7116/
Pama6726,457/
Pomo672,918/
Pohthmi671,365/
Pomahač67372/
Phatmai67366/
Pommeau67153/
Patmaut67132/
Patmaja6784/
Postmes6772/
Poumeau6765/
Peetmaa6731/
Phutmai6730/
Potmeer6725/
Phommat6722/
Phommas6719/
Pothmer6718/
Poommai6717/
Phatmat6715/
Phoomma6712/
Pasthma6710/
Photmot679/
Pommmad679/
Phommaa678/
Pomahać678/
Phetmai675/
Phomhai674/
Pettmay672/
Phoumma672/
Poohmad672/
Phommad672/
Phoomas672/
Pohtmhi671/
Pootmer671/
Pathmma671/
Patmasz671/
Phothmi671/
Pahtmaa671/
Phoomai671/
Posmach671/
Pommaux671/
Pousmat671/
Phomaha671/
Phomaid671/
Phomaut671/
Phomead671/
Phommea671/
Phatmas671/
Poimash671/
Poohmas671/
Pomahad671/
Pattmat671/
Pomeaux670/
Patmaud670/

Potma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potma in the Hindi language
पोतमाpotama-
Potma in the Oriya language
ପଟମାpatama-
Potma in the Russian language
Потмаpotma-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potma
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