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Where Does The Last Name Poteryaev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Poteryaev (Russian: Потеряев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poteryaev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 315,094^th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,118,846 people. The surname Poteryaev occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Poteryaev live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Poteryaev is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 1,134 people, or 1 in 127,093. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 18 percent live, Perm Krai, where 14 percent live and Bashkortostan Republic, where 12 percent live. Barring Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Poteryaev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Poteryaev surname are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 61.96% registered with the political party.