Potokwane Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Potokwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Potokwane (8) may also be a first name.
Potokwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potokwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potokwane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potokwane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Potokwane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Potokwane is also the 4,213,784th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.
This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Potokwane is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and North West, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 33 percent live.
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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 Potokwane
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