Potapow Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Potapow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potapow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Potapów (2) are calculated separately.

Potapow Last Name Facts

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

Potapow occurs most in Poland. It may occur as a variant: Potapów. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name Potapow is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Potapow reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 35 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,000,230. Excluding Poland it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Potapow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potapow are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Potapow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.97% more than the national average, earning $70,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potapów952/
Potapowa9316/
Potapov8673,009/
Patapow8637/
Potapof8615/
Potapova8077,246/
Potapovs80323/
Potapoff80207/
Potappov801/
Potapoov801/
Potappova751/
Patapov71481/
Potopov7140/
Potapav716/
Patapof713/
Potapovová712/
Putapov711/
Potopof711/
Patapova67309/
Patapoff67146/
Potopova6730/
Potopovs671/
Potapaff671/
Patapuff532/

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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
  • 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 Potapow
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