Potapnev Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potapnev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potapnev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Potapnev Last Name Facts

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

Potapnev (Russian: Потапнев) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapnev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Potapnev are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,583,510. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Minsk, where 67 percent live and Gomel Region, where 33 percent live. Outside of Belarus Potapnev exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 27 percent live and Ukraine, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapneva9416/
Potepnev889/
Potapnov881/
Potapnyov8211/
Potepneva8211/
Potapenov821/
Potapnyova7812/
Potapanova781/
Potapenova781/
Potepnyov715/
Potopanov714/
Botpanaev712/
Potopanova6710/

Potapnev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapnev in the Russian language
Потапневpotapnev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potapnev
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