Potanková Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Potanková Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potanková Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

Potanková Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potanková is found most frequently in Slovakia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potanková? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Potanková occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potanková live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 172,144. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 71 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 10 percent are found and Košice Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potancová898/
Putanková898/
Potašenkova808/
Potank801/
Potasenkova801/
Potomková782/
Putankova781/
Postangk719/
Postanke710/
Potasencova701/
Potang67327/
Potaszink672/
Patank671/
Potomkova671/

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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 Potanková
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