Potse Surname
Approximately 770 people bear this surname
Potse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 369 | 1:146,823 | 16,737 |
| Lesotho | 312 | 1:6,515 | 1,369 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Potse (25) may also be a first name.
Potse Demographics
Average Potse Salary in
South Africa
R 126,312
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Potse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potse has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potse? popularity and diffusion
The last name Potse is the 443,594th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,464,345 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Potse reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Potse is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 25 people.
It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 146,823. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent live, Free State, where 27 percent live and North West, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 41 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.
Potse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Potse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Potse surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Potse Last Name Statistics demography
Potse earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.85% less than the national average, earning R 126,312 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 Potse
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