Potaš Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Potaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 45 | 1:118,588 | 22,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Potas (875), Potaś (346), Potaş (62), Potáš (14), Poťaš (1) & Potás (1) are calculated separately.
Potaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potaš occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Potas, Potaś, Potaş, Potáš, Poťaš or Potás. For other possible spellings of Potaš click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potaš? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Potaš are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Potaš is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 118,588. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Prešov Region, where 71 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 24 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Potaš
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