Potak Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Potak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Turkey1991:391,06223,923
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
Croatia111:384,41933,360
India101:76,706,538639,611
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Poták (3) are calculated separately.

Potak (86) may also be a first name.

Potak Last Name Facts

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

Potak (Hindi: पोटक, Russian: Потак) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Poták. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 555,669th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname Potak occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Potak are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 86 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 39 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 35 percent are found and Ukraine, where 8 percent are found.

Potak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potak surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.86% being registered with the political party.

Potak earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.11% more than the national average, earning $53,552 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poták933/
Potack9176/
Potakh9175/
Pottak9135/
Photak9110/
Potake919/
Potask913/
Pothak913/
Potakk911/
Phottak8364/
Phothak8318/
Pochtak834/
Potakhe831/
Poutake831/
Patak803,559/
Petak801,798/
Potok801,534/
Putak80351/
Potac8017/
Potag803/
Potax801/
Potakova7796/
Potaková771/
Pathak73494,566/
Phatak735,340/
Patake73898/
Petakh73489/
Potaux73168/
Pattak73157/
Patahk73122/
Phutak73111/
Pahtak7362/
Potock7357/
Petack7343/
Putake7338/
Pottag7334/
Pottok7319/
Patack7314/
Patakh738/
Pataik738/
Pethak735/
Paatak735/
Potoke735/
Postac734/
Pataak734/
Peetak734/
Podtok734/
Puhtak733/
Postok733/
Photax732/
Paštak732/
Pautak732/
Postag731/
Poteac731/
Poteax731/
Patajk731/
Phetak731/
Pettak731/
Photok731/
Posták731/
Potacs731/
Puteak731/
Pateak731/
Poitax730/
Potakhova7127/
Poteaux67276/
Pauthak67223/
Phathak67156/
Pasztak67120/
Paathak6779/
Phatake6776/
Pathake6744/
Patahak6741/
Pottock6723/
Patthak6722/
Pathhak6721/
Pettack6718/
Pathakz6717/
Puustak6717/
Pathaak6712/
Pathakk6711/
Pathaik679/
Phatack679/
Pathaks676/
Pushtak676/
Pahthak674/
Paattak674/
Pathack674/
Poutouk674/
Patakke673/
Padthak673/
Pathakh673/
Pathakq673/
Ppathak673/
Pasthak672/
Patakhe672/
Pathask672/
Pathgak672/
Postatc671/
Pathadk671/
Pathatk671/
Pataske671/
Puttakk671/
Paatakh671/
Pahatak671/
Pashtak671/
Phottok671/
Pusztak671/
Postaux671/
Potocke671/
Phutaak671/
Puttauk671/
Pataick671/
Patakht671/
Puttack670/
Pateack670/

Potak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potak in the Hindi language
पोटकpotaka-
Potak in the Russian language
Потакpotak-

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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
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  • 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 Potak
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