Poterya Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Poterya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
Poterya (43) may also be a first name.
Poterya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poterya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poterya (Russian: Потеря) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poterya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Poterya occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Poterya live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Poterya is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 43 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 2,668,945. In Russia it is most frequent in: Rostov Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Moscow, where 19 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poteryay | 93 | 11 | / |
| Poteria | 86 | 79 | / |
| Paterya | 86 | 13 | / |
| Puterya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Peterya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pateryha | 80 | 38 | / |
| Poterjoy | 80 | 19 | / |
| Patherya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Peteryha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Posteria | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potearia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potterjoy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Pateria | 71 | 325 | / |
| Puteria | 71 | 29 | / |
| Patarya | 71 | 23 | / |
| Poterio | 71 | 21 | / |
| Puterea | 71 | 10 | / |
| Peteria | 71 | 4 | / |
| Potoria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potiria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potaria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paterea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patheria | 67 | 36 | / |
| Patairya | 67 | 36 | / |
| Patereha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pasteria | 67 | 6 | / |
| Petereha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pusteria | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paterjey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Patharya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Posterio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pateriay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pastyrya | 67 | 1 | / |
Poterya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poterya in the Russian language | ||
| Потеря | potera | - |
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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 Poterya
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