Potya Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Potya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
India271:28,409,829361,298
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Potya (170) may also be a first name.

Potya Last Name Facts

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

Potya (Hindi: पोट्या, Marathi: पोत्या, Russian: Потя) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Potya are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 701,320th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 170 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, Western Cape, where 32 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent reside and Nepal, where 14 percent reside.

Potya Last Name Statistics demography

Potya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.36% less than the national average, earning R 58,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photya91418/
Poutya913/
Potyha911/
Pothya911/
Potyea910/
Potayya8344/
Potaiya834/
Potyatz831/
Potyo80331/
Potea80316/
Potia80290/
Patya80283/
Putya80188/
Potja80109/
Potyó8014/
Pothayya7720/
Pottayya7713/
Pothaiya771/
Postyhai771/
Poteau733,386/
Potiah73110/
Pathya7396/
Phatya7395/
Poteah7371/
Poutia7337/
Pattya7323/
Potiha7319/
Patyha7316/
Photia7313/
Phutya738/
Patyah737/
Putyat736/
Pothia735/
Poteha735/
Patyad735/
Pootja734/
Padtya734/
Postia734/
Puttya733/
Poteay733/
Pohtea732/
Photyo732/
Poștea732/
Paatya732/
Potija731/
Potiat731/
Potias731/
Puthya731/
Patyat731/
Pottia731/
Poitia731/
Puotia731/
Potjau731/
Poutyo731/
Pautya731/
Postyhach7122/
Posthyatt711/
Pouteau671,935/
Phottia67349/
Puttyah67271/
Photyot67155/
Phothia67138/
Pothiah67136/
Phothyo67105/
Pothiat6793/
Poothia6744/
Pataiya6737/
Potjeau6719/
Putaiya6718/
Patayya6717/
Photias6715/
Poutias6713/
Pattyat675/
Putayya674/
Potteah673/
Padthya673/
Patayia673/
Pastyha672/
Potijad672/
Patoiya671/
Paathya671/
Pateiya671/
Phutyat671/
Poteeah671/
Pouteha671/
Pootjai671/
Podtyop671/
Photjai671/
Poutiah671/
Potehea671/

Potya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potya in the Hindi language
पोट्याpotya80
पोत्याpotya20
Potya in the Marathi language
पोत्याpotya67.57
पोटयाpotaya27.03
पोतpota2.7
पोथ्याpothya2.7
Potya in the Russian language
Потяpota-

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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 Potya
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