Potakh Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Potakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Potakh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potakh (Russian: Потах) is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potakh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Potakh is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Potakh live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Potakh is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Potakh is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 28 percent are found, New York, where 24 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 36 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Potakh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potakh surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Potakh earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $43,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potakhe921/
Potak91573/
Petakh83489/
Potack8376/
Potach8354/
Pottak8335/
Photak8310/
Potake839/
Patakh838/
Pothak833/
Potask833/
Potakk831/
Potakhova8027/
Phottak7764/
Phothak7718/
Pochtak774/
Pathakh773/
Potache773/
Postach772/
Patakhe772/
Poutake771/
Patakht771/
Paatakh771/
Patak733,559/
Petak731,798/
Potok731,534/
Putak73351/
Potaj7330/
Potac7317/
Poták733/
Potag733/
Potax731/
Potakova7196/
Postoukh719/
Potaková711/
Pattakhe711/
Pathak67494,566/
Phatak675,340/
Patake67898/
Potaux67168/
Pattak67157/
Patakhova67156/
Patahk67122/
Phutak67111/
Pahtak6762/
Potock6757/
Patach6744/
Petack6743/
Putake6738/
Pottag6734/
Pottok6719/
Patack6714/
Potoch679/
Pataik678/
Potoke675/
Pethak675/
Paatak675/
Pataak674/
Podtok674/
Peetak674/
Postac674/
Puhtak673/
Postok673/
Photax672/
Paštak672/
Pautak672/
Puteak671/
Patajh671/
Pateak671/
Potacs671/
Potachova671/
Posták671/
Photok671/
Pettak671/
Postag671/
Poteac671/
Poteax671/
Potokhova671/
Patajk671/
Phetak671/
Poitax670/

Potakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potakh in the Russian language
Потахpotah-

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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 Potakh
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