Potesak Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Potesak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potesak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia421:100,68116,054
United States331:10,983,604436,696

Potesak Last Name Facts

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

Potesak is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potesak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Potesak live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 100,681. In Croatia Potesak is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 33 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 26 percent reside and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Croatia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside.

Potesak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potesak surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Potesak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potisak861/
Potasak861/
Potyshak8011/
Potishak802/
Pothasak801/
Pottasak801/
Phothisak757/
Phothasak751/
Potijak7127/
Patejak7118/
Phothisack7115/
Potozak712/
Phoutasack711/
Petezak711/
Patysiak6739/
Photijak6720/
Pothijak6713/
Potisook676/
Phutisak674/
Pattasak671/
Puttisak671/
Potichak671/
Pateshok671/
Patasaik671/
Patisake671/

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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 Potesak
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