Potsanyana Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Potsanyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potsanyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Lesotho61:338,76016,589

Potsanyana Last Name Facts

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

Potsanyana is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Potsanyana.

How Common Is The Last Name Potsanyana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potsanyana is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Potsanyana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 69 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent reside.

Potsanyana Last Name Statistics demography

Potsanyana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning R 153,564 per year.

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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 Potsanyana
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