Potashko Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potashko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potashko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus821:115,86717,075
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599

Potashko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potashko (Russian: Поташко) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potashko.

How Common Is The Last Name Potashko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Potashko are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belarus, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 115,867. In Belarus Potashko is most numerous in: Gomel Region, where 55 percent reside, Grodno Region, where 16 percent reside and Minsk, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Belarus this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Ukraine, where 11 percent reside.

Potashko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Potashko surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States Potashko are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potasko930/
Petashko887/
Patashko883/
Poteshko881/
Potako8612/
Postoshko826/
Petasko8015/
Pootako805/
Potaska802/
Potaiko801/
Photako801/
Potayko801/
Pothakos7570/
Pothakou7541/
Photakos7520/
Petaszko7510/
Patashka753/
Peteshko753/
Potakhou751/
Pateshko751/
Podtaiko751/
Potaka71454/
Potoko71151/
Patako7168/
Potaco712/
Pastoshko712/
Pototskoy711/
Poteyko67169/
Patačko67141/
Patakos67125/
Patakou6787/
Poteiko6770/
Potakka6741/
Pothaka6737/
Patotschka6736/
Potocko6727/
Potokho6721/
Pottaka6718/
Pattako6715/
Patakop6711/
Photaka678/
Potacka678/
Potokos678/
Potacco677/
Potočko675/
Pathako673/
Potokas672/
Potokou672/
Patacko672/
Potakat672/
Potakas672/
Patasco671/
Potaika671/
Potaaka671/
Patosko671/
Potesco671/
Postaka671/
Patotko671/
Patakoi671/
Petaska671/
Petaško671/
Potakad671/
Poutaka671/

Potashko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potashko in the Russian language
Поташкоpotasko-

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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 Potashko
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