Potapovs Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Potapovs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 306 | 1:6,699 | 930 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Potapovs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potapovs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potapovs (Russian: Потаповс) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potapovs.
How Common Is The Last Name Potapovs? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 847,909th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name Potapovs is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Potapovs reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 6,699. In Latvia Potapovs is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 60 percent live, Latgale, where 22 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Latvia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potapov | 93 | 73,009 | / |
| Potapova | 88 | 77,246 | / |
| Potopovs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Potappov | 88 | 1 | / |
| Potapoov | 88 | 1 | / |
| Potappova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Patapov | 80 | 481 | / |
| Potapow | 80 | 108 | / |
| Potopov | 80 | 40 | / |
| Potapof | 80 | 15 | / |
| Potapav | 80 | 6 | / |
| Potapovová | 78 | 2 | / |
| Patapova | 75 | 309 | / |
| Potapoff | 75 | 207 | / |
| Potopova | 75 | 30 | / |
| Potapowa | 75 | 16 | / |
| Patapow | 67 | 37 | / |
| Patapof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Potapów | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patopov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potopof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patapoff | 63 | 146 | / |
| Potapaff | 63 | 1 | / |
| Patopova | 63 | 1 | / |
Potapovs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potapovs in the Russian language | ||
| Потаповс | potapovs | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Potapovs
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