Potwar Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Potwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Potwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potwar (Marathi: पोटवार) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Potwar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Potwar is the 2,034,059th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Potwar live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent reside, Delhi, where 3 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India Potwar occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potward | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pothware | 86 | 1 | / |
| Podwar | 83 | 1,848 | / |
| Patwar | 83 | 175 | / |
| Petwar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Patware | 77 | 44 | / |
| Pathwar | 77 | 17 | / |
| Patwaar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Podware | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poddwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patwair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pettwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paetwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patwahar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patuar | 67 | 164 | / |
| Padwar | 67 | 142 | / |
| Podvar | 67 | 97 | / |
| Podbar | 67 | 51 | / |
| Poduar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paudwar | 62 | 538 | / |
| Podbhar | 62 | 10 | / |
| Peddwar | 62 | 8 | / |
| Poudvar | 62 | 3 | / |
| Patuare | 62 | 1 | / |
| Podhuar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pustuhar | 57 | 4 | / |
| Pahatuar | 57 | 3 | / |
| Patworth | 57 | 3 | / |
| Podvarova | 53 | 7 | / |
| Padvar | 50 | 41 | / |
| Pudvar | 50 | 26 | / |
| Podbor | 50 | 4 | / |
| Paduar | 50 | 2 | / |
| Padvor | 50 | 1 | / |
Potwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potwar in the Marathi language | ||
| पोटवार | potavara | 88.57 |
| पोतवार | potavara | 2.86 |
| पोटेवार | potevara | 2.86 |
| पोटवारा | potavara | 2.86 |
| पोतेवार | potevara | 2.86 |
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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 Potwar
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