Potuna Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Potuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Potuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potuna (Oriya: େପାତୁନା) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Potuna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potuna is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Potuna live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Potuna is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothuna9212/
Potusna929/
Potunas927/
Pootuna922/
Photuna921/
Potuhyna8613/
Pothunna861/
Patuna83159/
Petuna8381/
Putuna8326/
Potona8320/
Potuni836/
Pothunnah8010/
Pastuna77554/
Pootona77347/
Patouna7771/
Patunga7762/
Patunah7743/
Patunas7722/
Pathuna7719/
Paztuna7712/
Potinaa775/
Pothuni774/
Petunha774/
Putunga773/
Potinai772/
Potuiny771/
Potonay771/
Postuni771/
Potunge771/
Potunis771/
Pattuna771/
Puthuna771/
Potungi771/
Patounas71188/
Potgouni7168/
Pastouna7111/
Poutouni7110/
Phootona715/
Patahuna714/
Potauner713/
Pothinai712/
Puttumna711/
Phuthuna711/
Paathuna711/
Pothugni711/
Pothinna711/
Petuhina711/
Patuni67589/
Patona67515/
Potony6793/
Patune6764/
Phothinai6760/
Potone6717/
Putona6710/
Putune672/
Pastounas672/
Petuña671/
Patuña671/
Patuno671/
Putuni671/
Putuno671/
Poutougni671/

Potuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potuna in the Oriya language
େପାତୁନାepatuna-

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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
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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 Potuna
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