Potashova Surname

239,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potashova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potashova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,4951:96,40311,931
Ukraine801:569,03463,173
Belarus601:158,35121,538
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Potashova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potashova (Russian: Поташова) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Potashova.

How Common Is The Last Name Potashova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 239,952nd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. The last name Potashova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Potashova live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Potashova is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 1,495 people, or 1 in 96,403. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent live, Komi Republic, where 8 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Potashova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Potashova surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potashova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potashova in the Russian language
Поташоваpotasova-

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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 Potashova
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