Potaczek Surname

337,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Potaczek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potaczek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8831:43,0456,746
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
France141:4,744,480251,814
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Potaczek Last Name Facts

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

Potaczek is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Potaczek.

How Common Is The Last Name Potaczek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 337,747th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,685,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Potaczek are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Poland, where it is held by 883 people, or 1 in 43,045. Not including Poland it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Potaczek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potaczek are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Potaczek earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 48.39% less than the national average, earning 178,621 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.5% less than the national average, earning $33,874 USD per year.

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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 Potaczek
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