Pottam Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pottam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1451:5,290,106129,949
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pottam (39) may also be a first name.

Pottam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottam (Bengali: পোত্তাম, Hindi: पोत्तम, Oriya: ପଟାମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottam? popularity and diffusion

Pottam is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Pottam reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 39 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 5,290,106. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 51 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 42 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Pottam Last Name Statistics demography

Pottam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poottam921/
Potam91348/
Phottham86110/
Phoottam861/
Pohtam831,220/
Pattam83827/
Puttam83779/
Pettam83431/
Potham83353/
Photam83219/
Pottan8324/
Postam8314/
Potame8311/
Poteam831/
Pottom831/
Pootam831/
Phoottham801/
Puttham77367/
Pattham77196/
Puttamm7726/
Photham7717/
Pasttam7714/
Poottan7714/
Patteam7711/
Padttam778/
Potatem778/
Pottain775/
Phuttam775/
Phottan774/
Potaham773/
Paattam772/
Phattam772/
Photeam772/
Pootham771/
Puuttam771/
Petteam771/
Potasim771/
Pouteam771/
Pouttan771/
Potthom771/
Phodtam771/
Puttame771/
Pojtham771/
Patam732,103/
Potom731,288/
Potan73632/
Putam73156/
Petam73120/
Phuttham711,152/
Potamova7119/
Peettamm7119/
Pottaing713/
Pochtamt712/
Poththan711/
Pouttane711/
Putthame711/
Putthaum711/
Pootasim711/
Poothamg711/
Pattan6710,644/
Pastam674,361/
Potton67952/
Phatam67897/
Potane67893/
Postan67812/
Pothan67745/
Poitan67590/
Patham67396/
Potang67327/
Pustam67259/
Padtam67135/
Pattom67135/
Peetam67115/
Putame67107/
Putham6774/
Photan6749/
Patame6746/
Potain6743/
Pudtam6722/
Postom6720/
Peteam6717/
Paatam677/
Pootan677/
Petham676/
Potand676/
Pettom676/
Potgan675/
Poytan675/
Patamm674/
Potean673/
Potann672/
Pateam672/
Puitam672/
Poutan672/
Puttom672/
Petaum672/
Potank671/
Pataam671/
Pataim671/
Petaam671/
Phutam671/
Paştam671/
Patgam671/
Photthang671/
Photom671/
Potome671/
Potoum671/
Pothám671/
Ppatam671/
Poutom671/
Potanh671/
Phetam671/
Phuththam671/
Paetam671/
Pautam671/
Pothom670/

Pottam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pottam in the Bengali language
পোত্তামpottama-
Pottam in the Hindi language
पोत्तमpottama-
Pottam in the Oriya language
ପଟାମpatama60
େପାଟମepatama20
ପଟାମୁpatamu20

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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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  • 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 Pottam
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