Potapsky Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potapsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potapsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Potapsky Last Name Facts

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

Potapsky (Russian: Потапский) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potapsky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Potapsky live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia Potapsky is most common in: Moscow, where 27 percent reside, Omsk Oblast, where 23 percent reside and Tver Oblast, where 23 percent reside. Besides Russia Potapsky exists in one country. It is also common in Tajikistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potapsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potapsky in the Russian language
Потапскийpotapskij-

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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 Potapsky
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