Potose Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Potose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Potose (24) may also be a first name.

Potose Last Name Facts

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

Potose is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potose? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Potose occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Potose are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 83 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Beside South Africa Potose occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 18 percent reside and Colombia, where 6 percent reside.

Potose Last Name Statistics demography

Potose earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.65% less than the national average, earning R 38,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potosse921/
Potos91186/
Pothouse860/
Potosi837,533/
Pothos83417/
Poutos83276/
Patose83231/
Potase8357/
Postos8339/
Pohtos8320/
Potous8315/
Potosí8313/
Photos835/
Potosa834/
Potosy834/
Petose833/
Pottos832/
Potoge831/
Potois831/
Potosz831/
Potese831/
Posztos77139/
Poutous77106/
Potocea7782/
Potasse7753/
Potossi7723/
Potojee776/
Potosis776/
Potohsi776/
Potosoy774/
Potozis774/
Pootosh773/
Patotse773/
Postosh771/
Pothuse771/
Potocer771/
Patoshe771/
Pautose771/
Postozs771/
Potthos771/
Potoshi771/
Pastose771/
Pozstos771/
Potased771/
Potasee771/
Potashe770/
Pothous770/
Postous770/
Potas73875/
Patos73793/
Potoč7342/
Potás731/
Potoschi7171/
Poutasse7143/
Potthoss717/
Potgousi714/
Pothaset714/
Pothased714/
Potossis712/
Poiteous711/
Postosch711/
Potashey711/
Potasses711/
Potaszer711/
Pouchtos711/
Patoshie711/
Photasee711/
Potthost710/
Potash671,999/
Patosa671,296/
Pottas67935/
Patosi67566/
Pastos67391/
Patois67343/
Potage67327/
Poutas67280/
Pothas67179/
Petese67163/
Potasz67155/
Putosi67131/
Patase67100/
Postás6781/
Potoza6774/
Putosa6770/
Potasa6761/
Potasi6757/
Postas6750/
Postoš6734/
Pathos6731/
Pothuisje6730/
Potass6728/
Potoji6727/
Potoci6718/
Petosi6718/
Putase6716/
Potoch679/
Potozi677/
Paatos677/
Potoshova676/
Posztosch676/
Phootaset676/
Potast675/
Patese674/
Patosz674/
Postoş674/
Patuse674/
Potaje673/
Poitas673/
Patoge672/
Potusa672/
Pattos672/
Potaas672/
Pautos672/
Pootoogee671/
Patoje671/
Patoss671/
Patous671/
Photas671/
Petase671/
Potaše671/
Poteze671/
Pottocher671/
Poothaset671/
Poottosit671/
Poteus670/
Patost670/
Patots670/
Pootas670/

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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 Potose
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