Poternak Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Poternak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poternak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine781:583,62464,418
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Poternak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poternak (Russian: Потернак) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Poternak.

How Common Is The Last Name Poternak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Poternak is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Poternak reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 583,624. In Ukraine Poternak is most common in: Kiev, where 46 percent live, Kiev Oblast, where 26 percent live and Chernihiv Oblast, where 17 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent live.

Poternak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poternak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poternak in the Russian language
Потернакpoternak-

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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 Poternak
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