Potomane Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Potomane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potomane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho561:36,2966,453
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Potomane (30) may also be a first name.

Potomane Last Name Facts

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

Potomane is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potomane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Potomane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Potomane is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 30 people.

It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 36,296. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 54 percent reside, Quthing District, where 20 percent reside and Leribe District, where 18 percent reside. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Potomane
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