Potapev Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potapev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Potapev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Display Statistics on:
  • Political Affiliation in:
    Russia
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Russia

Potapev Demographics

Potapev Political Affiliation
in Russia

Sample size: 7 (2016)

Russia
Average

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Potapev Last Name Facts

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

Potapev (Russian: Потапьев) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapev? popularity and diffusion

Potapev is the 3,485,539th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Potapev live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 4,804,102. In Russia Potapev is primarily found in: Stavropol Krai, where 30 percent are found, Volgograd Oblast, where 23 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Russia it is found in one country. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found.

Potapev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Potapev surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Potapev are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapeva9354/
Potapaev934/
Potapov8673,009/
Potapav866/
Potapyv862/
Potopaev8077/
Potappov801/
Potapieff752/
Patapov71481/
Potopov7140/

Potapev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapev in the Russian language
Потапьевpotapev-

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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 Potapev
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