Potapova Surname

7,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potapova Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

Potapova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia66,9251:2,154197
Ukraine5,6141:8,109949
Belarus1,5221:6,242864
Kazakhstan1,3811:12,8041,944
Uzbekistan4241:72,9466,399
Kyrgyzstan2591:23,0603,927
Latvia2581:7,9461,161
Moldova1601:22,2593,746
Lithuania1141:26,6194,723
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Estonia961:13,7692,151
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Transnistria391:12,1722,377
Azerbaijan291:332,7287,393
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Georgia181:208,08612,109
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Armenia131:225,3985,875
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland61:916,11741,832
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Potapova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Greek name Potapius.

- potap

Potapova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potapova (Georgian: პოტაპოვა, Russian: Потапова) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,349th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 94,342 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Potapova reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Potapova is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 66,925 people, or 1 in 2,154. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 7 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Barring Russia it is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Potapova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Potapova surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (95%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Potapova last name are 18.16% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 64.93% registered with the party.

The amount Potapova earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $40,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapovas9428/
Postapova941/
Potappova941/
Potapovaa941/
Potapov9373,009/
Potapovs88323/
Patapova88309/
Potopova8830/
Potapowa8816/
Potapovo8813/
Potapoov881/
Potappov881/
Potepova881/
Patapovas8220/
Patapov80481/
Potapow80108/
Potopov8040/
Potapof8015/
Potapav806/
Potapovová782/
Potap77875/
Potov77129/
Potav772/
Potapoff75207/
Potepová758/
Potopová754/
Potopava752/
Potopovs751/
Potapaff751/
Patopova751/
Potape71155/
Potaph714/
Pothap712/
Potaiv711/
Patapobai711/
Patapow6737/
Phothap6724/
Pothapp675/
Patapof673/
Potapów672/
Patopov672/
Potopof671/

Potapova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapova in the Georgian language
პოტაპოვაpotapova-
Potapova in the Russian language
Потаповаpotapova-

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