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) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapenkova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,906th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Potapenkova are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

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

Potapenkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Potapenkova surname is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Potapenkova last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potapenkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapenkova in the Russian language
Потапенковаpotapenkova-

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