Potapov Surname

7,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potapov Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

Potapov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia63,4341:2,272210
Ukraine4,6451:9,8001,188
Belarus1,7101:5,556747
Kazakhstan1,4671:12,0541,837
Uzbekistan4141:74,7086,411
Kyrgyzstan1911:31,2705,069
Israel1871:45,7636,128
Estonia1731:7,640979
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Moldova1371:25,9954,284
Transnistria841:5,6511,034
Canada691:533,99444,923
Azerbaijan491:196,9215,248
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Lithuania291:104,64113,555
Tajikistan291:289,1962,354
Georgia251:149,82210,524
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England151:3,714,537119,675
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Finland71:785,24338,644
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Potapov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

- potap

Potapov Last Name Facts

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

Potapov (Georgian: პოტაპოვი, Russian: Потапов) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapov? popularity and diffusion

Potapov is the 7,784th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 99,817 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Potapov live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Potapov is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 63,434 people, or 1 in 2,272. In Russia Potapov is primarily found in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 6 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Potapov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Potapov last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (90%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Potapov surname are 7.36% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Potapov earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $48,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $55,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapova9377,246/
Potapovs93323/
Potappov931/
Potapoov931/
Potappova881/
Patapov86481/
Potapow86108/
Potopov8640/
Potapev8632/
Potapof8615/
Potapav866/
Potapop861/
Potapovová822/
Patapova80309/
Potapoff80207/
Potopova8030/
Potapowa8016/
Potapaev804/
Potopovs801/
Patapow7137/
Patapof713/
Potapów712/
Patopov712/
Potopof711/
Patapoff67146/
Potopaev6777/
Potapaff671/
Patopova671/

Potapov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapov in the Georgian language
პოტაპოვიpotapovi-
Potapov in the Russian language
Потаповpotapov-

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