Potapovas Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Potapovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potapovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Potapovas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potapovas (Russian: Потаповас) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapovas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potapovas is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Potapovas are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 13,379,646. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 94 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapova9477,246/
Patapovas8920/
Potapovaa891/
Potappova891/
Postapova891/
Patapova82309/
Potopova8230/
Potapowa8216/
Potapovo8213/
Potopová714/
Potopava712/
Patopova711/
Patapobai671/
Patapabhai536/

Potapovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapovas in the Russian language
Потаповасpotapovas-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Potapovas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis