Potaev Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533

Potaev Last Name Facts

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

Potaev (Georgian: პოტაევი, Russian: Потаев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potaev? popularity and diffusion

Potaev is the 1,581,912th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Potaev are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,485,805. In Russia Potaev is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 21 percent reside, Vladimir Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Ryazan Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Russia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 19 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Potaev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potaev are 13.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 33.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottaev926/
Postaev923/
Podtaev922/
Potev914/
Potav912/
Pochtaev865/
Poshtaev864/
Pottayev861/
Poteev83456/
Petaev83349/
Pataev83211/
Potyev8327/
Potiev8325/
Potoev837/
Putaev835/
Pottev831/
Potaiv831/
Podtayeva801/
Postoev77560/
Pattaev77214/
Pastaev7711/
Patayev779/
Pettaev775/
Potiyev775/
Pottoev774/
Potaepe771/
Pottiev771/
Pahtaev771/
Patajev771/
Potejev771/
Patav732,639/
Petev73764/
Patev73265/
Potov73129/
Petav732/
Pattayev711,339/
Pushtaev7147/
Pashtaev7115/
Postoyev719/
Phothaep717/
Pochtoev716/
Patayeva713/
Potejeva712/
Postoiev712/
Potejevs711/
Potaifeh711/
Postojev711/
Pattayeva671,366/
Pateev67865/
Patiev67225/
Petoev6791/
Patuev6778/
Poetov6757/
Pathav6755/
Patoev6728/
Pahtev6713/
Peteev679/
Patyev678/
Pattav676/
Pataiv671/
Pethav671/

Potaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potaev in the Georgian language
პოტაევიpotaevi-
Potaev in the Russian language
Потаевpotaev-

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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 Potaev
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