Potek Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Potek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 44 | 1:1,768,669 | 64,663 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Pötek (1) are calculated separately.
Potek (13) may also be a first name.
Potek Demographics
Average Potek Salary in
United States
$41,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Potek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potek (Marathi: पोटेक, Russian: Потек) is found most in Turkey. It can appear as a variant: Pötek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,391,595th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Potek is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Potek reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 28 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,768,669. In Turkey Potek is primarily concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 86 percent reside, Balikesir Province, where 9 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Potek is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Poland, where 15 percent reside.
Potek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Potek last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Potek earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potek in the Marathi language | ||
| पोटेक | poteka | - |
| Potek in the Russian language | ||
| Потек | potek | - |
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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 Potek
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