Poterova Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Poterova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
The alternate forms: Potěrová (5) are calculated separately.
Poterova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poterova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poterova (Russian: Потерова) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Potěrová. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poterova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poterova is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Poterova reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,744,726. In Bulgaria Poterova is most common in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 50 percent live and Burgas Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria it is found in one country. It is also found in Armenia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poterova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poterova in the Russian language | ||
| Потерова | poterova | - |
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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 Poterova
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