Pottas Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pottas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8781:61,7067,786
England391:1,428,66862,556
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pottas (22) may also be a first name.

Pottas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottas occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 381,197th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,794,167 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Pottas are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pottas is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 878 people, or 1 in 61,706. In South Africa Pottas is most common in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, Free State, where 20 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Pottas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pottas has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pottas Last Name Statistics demography

Pottas earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 122.06% more than the national average, earning R 527,688 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottash9294/
Potthas928/
Potta916,913/
Potas91875/
Potthast864,429/
Pottasch8611/
Potthaus861/
Potthass860/
Potash831,999/
Pettas831,456/
Pattas83585/
Poutas83280/
Photta83224/
Pothas83179/
Potasz83155/
Pottaa8365/
Potase8357/
Postas8350/
Pottay8330/
Potass8328/
Poteas8318/
Poutta8313/
Pootta839/
Pottah838/
Pottha836/
Potast835/
Poitas833/
Pottai832/
Pottos832/
Potaas832/
Puttas831/
Photas831/
Pootas830/
Pota809,727/
Pothast77464/
Phottha77391/
Phottai77300/
Potteau77238/
Poutays7780/
Pouthas7760/
Potasse7753/
Poitash7724/
Postais7716/
Phottat7715/
Pottath7714/
Postash779/
Potasch776/
Pottarz773/
Potteah773/
Pottatz772/
Postazs772/
Puttaas772/
Poottha772/
Pothass771/
Phattas771/
Potthoa771/
Potthos771/
Puttast771/
Poottai771/
Potashe770/
Pattast770/
Potasht770/
Pothaus770/
Potteys770/
Patta7317,287/
Potot736,426/
Posta734,042/
Potha732,557/
Patas73909/
Potap73875/
Poota73533/
Petas73451/
Phota73347/
Potaś73346/
Potea73316/
Pouta73289/
Putas73233/
Potto73214/
Potau73207/
Potai73187/
Potos73186/
Potad73159/
Poita73154/
Poyta73146/
Potat73131/
Potay73128/
Potga7363/
Potaş7362/
Potaš7346/
Potaj7330/
Potah7321/
Potac7317/
Potač7317/
Pojta7316/
Potaz7315/
Potoa7314/
Pétas7310/
Potaż7310/
Potaa737/
Poşta734/
Podta733/
Poșta733/
Puota731/
Potax731/
Pozta731/
Potás731/
Pohta731/
Photthai71615/
Potasova7153/
Photthat7150/
Poutasse7143/
Potthoss717/
Potteaux717/
Posthaus716/
Postaush712/
Phoottha712/
Phouthas711/
Phouttha711/
Pothhaus710/
Potthost710/
Poteat674,380/
Pattha673,072/
Pastas672,028/
Potashova671,668/
Photha671,159/
Postai67972/
Pattah67607/
Photto67498/
Pothos67417/
Poutot67343/
Postea67329/
Postay67306/
Poutos67276/
Pochta67217/
Pattat67200/
Potaux67168/
Pattad67144/
Postat67128/
Patase67100/
Pattai6799/
Poitau6798/
Pautas6793/
Pattay6791/
Postás6781/
Poteah6771/
Pateas6770/
Petasz6756/
Potach6754/
Photot6752/
Poshta6750/
Patash6749/
Poutoa6745/
Ppatta6744/
Postos6739/
Pathas6739/
Photay6733/
Photai6731/
Pottey6725/
Postad6723/
Potaud6723/
Pettos6722/
Poutay6720/
Pohtos6720/
Pothai6719/
Poutha6719/
Pothat6719/
Poutai6718/
Phatta6718/
Petais6717/
Poštaj6717/
Potose6717/
Putase6716/
Pottou6716/
Potous6715/
Pothay6713/
Pattea6712/
Pattap6712/
Petaus6712/
Photad6712/
Patasz6710/
Postha6710/
Petays679/
Poitoa679/
Poteis679/
Pethas679/
Pattau677/
Pottoy677/
Pootha677/
Photos675/
Potaiy675/
Puthas675/
Phoota675/
Phatas674/
Poštaš674/
Potaph674/
Pothaa673/
Pattaa673/
Postaj673/
Petash672/
Pothap672/
Pohtai672/
Pattos672/
Patais672/
Pousta672/
Photax672/
Poștea672/
Potaha672/
Paztas672/
Pootai672/
Pohtea672/
Pootad672/
Pootah672/
Pothad671/
Postah671/
Potath671/
Potatz671/
Poteac671/
Potead671/
Poteax671/
Pottahova671/
Pootaa671/
Pootto671/
Podtah671/
Pathta671/
Pattaj671/
Patats671/
Pustas671/
Peteas671/
Pottoh671/
Pattac671/
Pattaz671/
Paštas671/
Patgas671/
Patašs671/
Patass671/
Pataus671/
Poitay671/
Poetaş671/
Puotto671/
Potois671/
Potosz671/
Potaše671/
Pettaz671/
Postau671/
Pottho671/
Poodta671/
Pataas671/
Poteus670/
Patots670/
Poitax670/

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