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 surname Potaš has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may occur as: Potas, Potaś, Potaş, Potáš, Poťaš or Potás. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Potaš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Potaš occurs mostly 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 borne by 45 people, or 1 in 118,588. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 71 percent reside, Žilina Region, where 24 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
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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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