Potemka Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Potemka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potemka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3081:147,80120,637
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Potemka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potemka (Russian: Потемка) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Potemka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potemka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 801,116th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Potemka are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 147,801. In Ukraine Potemka is most common in: Kiev Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Kiev, where 15 percent reside and Cherkasy Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Potemka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potemka are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the A Just Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potemko8693/
Potomka869/
Patemka863/
Potemki863/
Potemke861/
Pottenka8029/
Potyomka8025/
Postenka804/
Pomkap7730/
Pomkai776/
Phomka771/
Pomkat771/
Potheenka751/
Potenko71279/
Potimko71165/
Potymko7152/
Pomkhai7117/
Potenca7113/
Potynka712/
Pomkats711/
Patymka711/
Ponka67984/
Potaenko67327/
Poteenko67130/
Potienko6794/
Potyomko6731/
Postenko6715/
Phomkhai6714/
Pottinka673/
Potoenko672/
Phoomkai671/
Pomca671/
Poomkeat671/
Poomkhat671/
Poitenko671/

Potemka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potemka in the Russian language
Потемкаpotemka-

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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 Potemka
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