Potemin Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potemin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potemin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2501:576,49251,385
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Potemin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potemin (Russian: Потемин) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potemin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 993,593rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Potemin live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Potemin is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 576,492. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Penza Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Moscow, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Potemin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Potemin surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potemina93367/
Potemyn8659/
Patemin863/
Potyomin80573/
Potemyna8063/
Patemina805/
Potyomina75469/
Phothimin754/
Potiomina752/
Patimin71204/
Patemen714/
Patamin712/
Petemen712/
Patomin711/
Pattimin6740/
Pattamin675/
Patimina673/
Patyomin673/
Phatamin671/
Pathimin671/
Patyomina634/
Pathimina631/
Patimn621/
Patomen5727/
Patamen575/
Pathamn575/
Petamen572/
Pathomen531/

Potemin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potemin in the Russian language
Потеминpotemin-

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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 Potemin
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