Potecaru Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Potecaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 181 | 1:110,927 | 12,433 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
Potecaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potecaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potecaru has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potecaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Potecaru is the 1,248,410th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Potecaru occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Potecaru reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 110,927. In Romania Potecaru is primarily found in: Olt County, where 44 percent reside, Tulcea County, where 38 percent reside and Dolj County, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Romania Potecaru exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, 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 Potecaru
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