Potaniec Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Potaniec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potaniec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland481:791,84963,527
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Slovakia81:667,05668,191

Potaniec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potaniec has its highest incidence in Poland. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potaniec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Potaniec are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Potaniec is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 791,849. Not including Poland it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Slovakia, where 11 percent are found.

Potaniec Last Name Statistics demography

Potaniec earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Potaniec
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