Potapenkova Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potapenkova Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

Potapenkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7171:201,00822,112
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Potapenkova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

- potap

Potapenkova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potapenkova (Russian: Потапенкова) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapenkova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potapenkova is the 420,906th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Potapenkova reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Potapenkova is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 717 people, or 1 in 201,008. In Russia Potapenkova is most common in: Kaluga Oblast, where 48 percent reside, Smolensk Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Moscow, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Potapenkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (77%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Potapenkova surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potapenkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapenkova in the Russian language
Потапенковаpotapenkova-

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