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

The last name Potesak is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potesak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Potesak occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Potesak live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 100,681. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 33 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 26 percent are found and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Croatia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found.

Potesak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potesak surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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