Potapenkov Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potapenkov Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

Potapenkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5171:278,76828,942
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Potapenkov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

- potap

Potapenkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potapenkov (Russian: Потапенков) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapenkov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 543,414th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. Potapenkov is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Potapenkov live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 278,768. In Russia Potapenkov is most common in: Smolensk Oblast, where 37 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Barring Russia it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Potapenkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Potapenkov last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potapenkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapenkov in the Russian language
Потапенковpotapenkov-

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