Potapkina Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potapkina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potapkina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,4471:99,60112,272
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Potapkina Last Name Facts

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

Potapkina (Russian: Потапкина) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapkina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 260,043rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,822,995 people. The last name Potapkina occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Potapkina reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 1,447 people, or 1 in 99,601. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 13 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent live and Mordovia Republic, where 10 percent live. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Potapkina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Potapkina surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Potapkina surname are 10.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapkin941,752/
Potapkyna89114/
Patapkina8927/
Potepkina896/
Potopkina891/
Podtopkina845/
Potapchina842/
Patapkin82139/
Potapkyn8288/
Potopkin821/
Patapkyna782/
Patepkina782/
Podtopkin782/
Podtopkyna743/
Potopchina741/
Patapkyn712/
Potopchin675/
Podtopkyn672/

Potapkina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapkina in the Russian language
Потапкинаpotapkina-

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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
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  • 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 Potapkina
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