Poteneva Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Poteneva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poteneva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501

Poteneva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poteneva (Russian: Потенева) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Poteneva.

How Common Is The Last Name Poteneva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Poteneva is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Poteneva are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Rostov Oblast, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Ukraine, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poteneva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poteneva in the Russian language
Потеневаpoteneva-

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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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  • 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 Poteneva
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