Potwane Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Potwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
Potwane (12) may also be a first name.
Potwane Demographics
Average Potwane Salary in
South Africa
R 62,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Potwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potwane is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Potwane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potwane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Potwane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Potwane is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
The last name Potwane is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 23 percent reside.
Potwane Last Name Statistics demography
Potwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.73% less than the national average, earning R 62,436 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photwane | 93 | 43 | / |
| Potwan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Phothwane | 88 | 47 | / |
| Potwana | 86 | 2,481 | / |
| Photwan | 86 | 346 | / |
| Potwine | 86 | 5 | / |
| Potwani | 86 | 4 | / |
| Patwane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Photwang | 80 | 289 | / |
| Phetwane | 80 | 154 | / |
| Photwana | 80 | 14 | / |
| Photwani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Putwaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Putwanne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potuan | 77 | 50 | / |
| Patwan | 77 | 22 | / |
| Photwanna | 75 | 94 | / |
| Phothwana | 75 | 21 | / |
| Photwanit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phethwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Putwana | 71 | 68 | / |
| Patwani | 71 | 32 | / |
| Phatwan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Photwon | 71 | 10 | / |
| Patwana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Poodwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pattwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Potwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pootuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pathwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patwant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patwine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Podvane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Podwain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phatwang | 67 | 616 | / |
| Phatwani | 67 | 16 | / |
| Potduang | 67 | 15 | / |
| Patwangi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Potthuan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Putwanna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phutwani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phutwana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pathwani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Podwajny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phetwani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Potwane
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