Potek Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Potek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey441:1,768,66964,663
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Israel151:570,50941,023
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Pötek (1) are calculated separately.

Potek (13) may also be a first name.

Potek Last Name Facts

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

Potek (Marathi: पोटेक, Russian: Потек) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Pötek. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Potek reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 28 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Potek is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,768,669. In Turkey Potek is most numerous in: Izmir Province, where 86 percent reside, Balikesir Province, where 9 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 2 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname 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 holding the Potek surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pötek931/
Poštek91176/
Pottek9179/
Photek9152/
Potiek9151/
Poetek9133/
Poteck9116/
Pojtek9112/
Potekh9111/
Poteke913/
Poteek913/
Potteck8335/
Posthek8314/
Potecke831/
Phottek831/
Pohteck831/
Petek8012,050/
Patek802,730/
Pátek801,202/
Putek80893/
Potec80542/
Potik80127/
Potyk8098/
Potex8011/
Potekova771/
Poushtek771/
Pothik732,987/
Postec73918/
Phutek73281/
Potijk73165/
Potyok73105/
Pathek7384/
Peteck7366/
Pustek7358/
Pettek7355/
Pattek7343/
Pateuk7321/
Pateck7320/
Pudtek7313/
Potick7312/
Puštek7311/
Postyk7311/
Potect738/
Pateke738/
Pastek736/
Potike734/
Phatek734/
Paštek734/
Puteke733/
Potiok732/
Patekh732/
Poetik732/
Pottik732/
Pateek732/
Poteac731/
Poteax731/
Poteec731/
Pateak731/
Puteak731/
Patiek731/
Poštěk731/
Petehk731/
Potekhova717/
Pojteková714/
Poteykova711/
Podtekova711/
Putheke67131/
Potkowa67118/
Potkova6763/
Patekke6744/
Pottick6725/
Postike6720/
Postick6720/
Puteick6720/
Potiske6715/
Petehkh6711/
Poteque6710/
Pauteck677/
Poticke674/
Patteke674/
Pateick674/
Photyok674/
Phatiek674/
Pauteks674/
Petteck673/
Pouteix672/
Potegue671/
Pettekk671/
Pusteke671/
Patheik671/
Podtekhova671/
Potique671/
Patheck671/
Potigue670/
Pateack670/

Potek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potek in the Marathi language
पोटेकpoteka-
Potek in the Russian language
Потекpotek-

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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
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  • 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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