Pottayil Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Pottayil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottayil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
India721:10,653,686201,049
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Pottayil (17) may also be a first name.

Pottayil Last Name Facts

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

Pottayil (Marathi: पोायील) is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottayil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pottayil is the 651,048th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pottayil are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Pottayil is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The last name Pottayil is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia Pottayil occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottail9313/
Potayil933/
Pattayil88113/
Pettayil8811/
Potail8614/
Peettayil821/
Potayal803/
Potoyil801/
Pattail801/
Patthayiel781/
Poail773/
Peetayil751/
Pochayil751/
Patail7110,686/
Petail714/
Putail712/
Poteal711/
Putayttil711/
Poteil711/
Patayal6796/
Pataiel6753/
Posteal679/
Potajle678/
Pateyil677/
Postoil676/
Pathail676/
Patailt675/
Pouteil671/
Phutail671/
Phetail671/
Ppatail671/
Pataiil671/
Pataial671/
Patuyil671/
Potajal671/

Pottayil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pottayil in the Marathi language
पोायीलpoayila-

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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 Pottayil
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