Potekina Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potekina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potekina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Potekina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potekina (Russian: Потекина) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potekina.

How Common Is The Last Name Potekina? popularity and diffusion

Potekina is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Potekina occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Potekina live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 6,551,048. In Russia Potekina is most common in: Belgorod Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Irkutsk Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Moscow, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 21 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Potekina Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potekina surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potekina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potekina in the Russian language
Потекинаpotekina-

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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
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  • 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 Potekina
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