Potur Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Potur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,0891:71,4616,658
Romania1041:193,05619,452
Bosnia and Herzegovina561:63,1507,008
Bulgaria461:151,7158,674
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
India191:40,371,862445,856
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Potur (16) may also be a first name.

Potur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potur (Marathi: पोतूर, Russian: Потур) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potur? popularity and diffusion

Potur is the 280,928th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,303,891 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Potur live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Potur is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 1,089 people, or 1 in 71,461. In Turkey Potur is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 44 percent reside, Canakkale Province, where 9 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 8 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothur9169/
Pottur9147/
Poture918/
Postur916/
Poteur914/
Potgur911/
Potaur911/
Posture831,182/
Pothour8334/
Posteur8314/
Potthur835/
Pothure831/
Pothaur830/
Patur801,118/
Potor80742/
Putur80110/
Petur8035/
Poshture7765/
Poturova778/
Postoure772/
Potthurp771/
Postture771/
Potthour770/
Posthour770/
Puttur731,864/
Puthur73870/
Pastur73588/
Pature73166/
Pathur73132/
Patour73132/
Pattur7365/
Pettur7323/
Pottor7321/
Péteur739/
Peteur739/
Paturd737/
Phatur737/
Pateur735/
Pothor733/
Pustur732/
Potoor731/
Patgur731/
Puture731/
Poutor731/
Pétour731/
Poytor730/
Podturova7143/
Poshthure714/
Pasteur673,098/
Pastour67789/
Pasture67281/
Padture6763/
Phateur6726/
Pahatur6725/
Patture6716/
Pastaur6711/
Phuture6710/
Pathaur679/
Pfuture679/
Patahur678/
Pothoor678/
Pathure676/
Patoure674/
Pasztur673/
Pottoor673/
Patthur672/
Putthur672/
Puthure671/
Pohytor671/
Pottorr671/
Patturr671/
Pastuur671/
Pathour671/
Puthour671/

Potur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potur in the Marathi language
पोतूरpotura-
Potur in the Russian language
Потурpotur-

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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 Potur
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