Potchenko Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Potchenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Potchenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potchenko (Russian: Потченко) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potchenko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Potchenko reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,138,427. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 82 percent reside, Luhansk Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Sumy Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Not including Ukraine Potchenko exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potchenko in the Russian language
Потченкоpotcenko-

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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 Potchenko
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