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Where Does The Last Name Potakhina Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Potakhina (Russian: Потахина) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potakhina? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Potakhina is the 1,637,889^th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Potakhina occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Potakhina reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Potakhina is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,201,025. In Russia Potakhina is most frequent in: Republic of Karelia, where 48 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 23 percent live and Vladimir Oblast, where 11 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Potakhina Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Potakhina surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.