Potančok Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Potančok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potančok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia3081:17,3262,566
Czechia221:483,34051,393

The alternate forms: Potancok (18) are calculated separately.

Potančok Last Name Facts

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

Potančok is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Potancok. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potančok? popularity and diffusion

Potančok is the 835,661st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Potančok live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 17,326. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 86 percent reside, Nitra Region, where 7 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potancok9618/
Potančoková84373/
Potančokova845/
Pottangok821/
Potancokova745/
Potancoková744/
Patanikok71254/
Potanchuk7138/
Botyangok713/
Ptangke6725/
Potomczak591/
Postanciuc5676/
Postańczuk561/

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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 Potančok
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