Potapoff Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Finland

Potapoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potapoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Canada401:921,14070,350
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Finland301:183,22315,926
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Potapoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potapoff (Russian: Потапофф) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potapoff is the 1,155,901st most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Potapoff live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Potapoff is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,287,668. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Potapoff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Potapoff last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Potapoff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $47,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapof9315/
Patapoff88146/
Potapaff881/
Potapov8073,009/
Potapow80108/
Patapof803/
Potopof801/
Potapova7577,246/
Potapovs75323/
Potapowa7516/
Patopoff7514/
Potapoov751/
Potappov751/
Potappova711/
Patapov67481/
Potopov6740/
Patapow6737/
Potapav676/
Potapów672/
Potapovová672/
Putapov671/
Patapova63309/
Potopova6330/
Potopovs631/

Potapoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapoff in the Russian language
Потапоффpotapoff-

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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 Potapoff
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