Potapkov Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potapkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potapkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
Belarus481:197,93925,288
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Potapkov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potapkov (Russian: Потапков) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapkov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potapkov is the 1,272,314th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. Potapkov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Potapkov live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 1,298,406. In Russia Potapkov is primarily found in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 23 percent reside, Vologda Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Moscow, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 27 percent reside and Ukraine, where 11 percent reside.

Potapkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Potapkov surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapkova94155/
Patapkov881/
Potupikov8227/
Potupykov8212/
Patapkova821/
Potabekova7883/
Potupikova7850/
Potupykova7815/
Petpakov752/
Podpakov751/
Botabekov71226/
Botabakov711/
Botabekova67248/
Botabyekov679/
Botbkov671/
Botabekovi671/
Patabekova671/

Potapkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapkov in the Russian language
Потапковpotapkov-

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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
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  • 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 Potapkov
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