Potakis Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Potakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Potakis Last Name Facts

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

Potakis (Russian: Потакис) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potakis is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 16 percent of Potakis are found; 13 percent are found in North America and 13 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Potakis is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Potakis is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 3 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Potakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potakis are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Potakis earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potakis in the Russian language
Потакисpotakis-

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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 Potakis
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