Poterukha Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Poterukha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 259 | 1:175,763 | 24,113 |
| Russia | 72 | 1:2,001,709 | 124,796 |
| Belarus | 61 | 1:155,755 | 21,264 |
Poterukha Demographics
Poterukha Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Poterukha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poterukha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poterukha (Russian: Потеруха) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poterukha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 737,137th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. The last name Poterukha is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Poterukha are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
Poterukha is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 175,763. In Ukraine Poterukha is most numerous in: Volyn Oblast, where 34 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Rivne Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Barring Ukraine it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent reside and Belarus, where 16 percent reside.
Poterukha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Poterukha last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poterucha | 89 | 174 | / |
| Paterukha | 89 | 57 | / |
| Poterukho | 89 | 10 | / |
| Poterucka | 89 | 2 | / |
| Peterukha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phothirukha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Photiruka | 78 | 2 | / |
| Paterucha | 78 | 2 | / |
| Phothirukkha | 76 | 31 | / |
| Poteriko | 71 | 195 | / |
| Peterika | 71 | 37 | / |
| Pataruka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Potarika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patterika | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poterocki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phatarukho | 63 | 11 | / |
| Poterico | 59 | 20 | / |
| Patarika | 59 | 1 | / |
| Peterica | 59 | 1 | / |
| Patiruki | 59 | 1 | / |
| Paterica | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pattarika | 56 | 1 | / |
Poterukha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poterukha in the Russian language | ||
| Потеруха | poteruha | - |
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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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- 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 Poterukha
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