Potanov Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Potanov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potanov (Russian: Потанов) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Potanov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potanov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potanov is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Potanov occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Potanov live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Potanov is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,620,419. In Russia it is mostly found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 25 percent reside, Stavropol Krai, where 15 percent reside and Vladimir Oblast, where 15 percent reside. Other than Russia Potanov exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 20 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent reside.

Potanov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potanov surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potanova9374/
Potaynov9342/
Postanov9315/
Potaynova8824/
Poshtanov884/
Potainova882/
Pochtanov881/
Petanov86104/
Putanov8653/
Patanov8634/
Potonov8620/
Potanow861/
Potanev861/
Patanova8032/
Putanova8025/
Potonova8022/
Postonov8013/
Pastanov802/
Pattanov801/
Pashtanov7548/
Paustanov751/
Putannova751/
Pattanova751/
Patahanov751/
Patanav712,411/
Petonov7119/
Patonov7118/
Petenov7111/
Patenov717/
Pustahanov716/
Patanow713/
Potenev711/
Pattahanov711/
Pathanav67193/
Patonova6721/
Pastonov676/
Pattonov672/
Putanoff671/

Potanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potanov in the Russian language
Потановpotanov-

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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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  • 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 Potanov
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