Poteruk Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Poteruk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poteruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Poteruk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poteruk (Russian: Потерук) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poteruk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Poteruk reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,138,427. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Volyn Oblast, where 100 percent live. Outside of Ukraine it is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pateruk8657/
Potiruk8620/
Peteruk8614/
Potyruk865/
Potaruk865/
Pasteruk80241/
Photiruk8025/
Pothiruk809/
Puteeruk804/
Paterzuk801/
Phothiruk75657/
Pootharuk751/
Phootiruk751/
Photitruk751/
Potherick750/
Paterok71358/
Peterik71131/
Paterik71117/
Potarik7113/
Potirug712/
Pataruk711/
Peteruc711/
Paterick67162/
Peterick6764/
Patarruk6711/
Potirook675/
Pastyruk672/
Potarick672/
Phutiruk671/

Poteruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poteruk in the Russian language
Потерукpoteruk-

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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 Poteruk
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