Potekhina Surname

61,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potekhina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potekhina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,6581:18,8202,659
Kazakhstan1861:95,06710,692
Belarus841:113,10816,763
Kyrgyzstan511:117,11113,579
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
France11:66,422,722504,397

Potekhina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potekhina (Georgian: პოტეხინა, Russian: Потехина) occurs most in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Potekhina click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potekhina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potekhina is the 61,917th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 897,923 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Potekhina reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 7,658 people, or 1 in 18,820. In Russia it is most numerous in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 10 percent reside, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Ivanovo Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Besides Russia Potekhina occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Potekhina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Potekhina last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Potekhina last name are 16.57% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 63.34% being registered with the political party.

Potekhina earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potekhina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potekhina in the Georgian language
პოტეხინაpotekhina-
Potekhina in the Russian language
Потехинаpotehina-

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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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