Potcoveanu Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Potcoveanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Potcoveanu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2211:90,85010,497
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Potcoveanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potcoveanu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Potcoveanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potcoveanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Potcoveanu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Romanian Europe.

It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 90,850. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Argeș County, where 43 percent reside, Olt County, where 31 percent reside and Giurgiu County, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Romania it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butcovan67178/
Pookavanuch671/
Podcovin671/
Pookawanuch574/
Pasavanu5640/
Pasavanau537/

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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 Potcoveanu
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