Potanina Surname

139,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potanina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potanina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,0001:48,0416,353
Kazakhstan861:205,61018,983
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Georgia61:624,25819,750
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Potanina Last Name Facts

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

Potanina (Georgian: პოტანინა, Russian: Потанина) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Potanina.

How Common Is The Last Name Potanina? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,996th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,284,497 people. The surname Potanina is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Potanina reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 3,000 people, or 1 in 48,041. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Aside from Russia Potanina exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.

Potanina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States Potanina are 21.26% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 68.03% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postanina942/
Potanin932,981/
Potanahina892/
Potaninova891/
Potanyna88281/
Patanina88273/
Petanina8826/
Putanina884/
Potanino882/
Postanin881/
Pataninad821/
Pootamnin821/
Patanin80282/
Potanyn80241/
Potonin805/
Potanen801/
Pathanin753,033/
Poutanen751,655/
Petenina7539/
Patanyna7517/
Patonina7515/
Photonin7513/
Potonyna757/
Patenina757/
Pattanin753/
Pathanahina741/
Pattanena711/
Phathanin711/
Pathaninn711/
Patanim67619/
Patanen67163/
Patanyn6714/
Phatthanin679/
Patonin679/
Potonyn673/

Potanina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potanina in the Georgian language
პოტანინაpotanina-
Potanina in the Russian language
Потанинаpotanina-

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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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  • 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 Potanina
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