Poterya Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Poterya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poterya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

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) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poterya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poterya is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Poterya are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Poterya is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 43 people.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 2,668,945. In Russia it is most numerous in: Rostov Oblast, where 31 percent are found, Moscow, where 19 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia Poterya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poteryay9311/
Poteria8679/
Paterya8613/
Puterya865/
Peterya861/
Pateryha8038/
Poterjoy8019/
Patherya805/
Peteryha803/
Posteria801/
Potearia801/
Potterjoy758/
Pateria71325/
Puteria7129/
Patarya7123/
Poterio7121/
Puterea7110/
Peteria714/
Potoria711/
Potiria711/
Potaria711/
Paterea711/
Patheria6736/
Patairya6736/
Patereha6716/
Pasteria676/
Petereha675/
Pusteria673/
Paterjey673/
Patharya672/
Posterio671/
Pateriay671/
Pastyrya671/

Poterya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poterya in the Russian language
Потеряpotera-

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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 Poterya
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