Poteshenko Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Poteshenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 129 | 1:1,117,233 | 83,491 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
Poteshenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poteshenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poteshenko (Russian: Потешенко) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poteshenko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,415,499th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Poteshenko live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 1,117,233. In Russia Poteshenko is most numerous in: Rostov Oblast, where 88 percent live, Volgograd Oblast, where 9 percent live and Belgorod Oblast, where 1 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 10 percent live and Belarus, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poteschenko | 95 | 5 | / |
| Poteshchenko | 91 | 7 | / |
| Potashenko | 90 | 174 | / |
| Potyshenko | 90 | 14 | / |
| Pateshenko | 90 | 14 | / |
| Potechenko | 90 | 7 | / |
| Potishenko | 90 | 5 | / |
| Potoshenko | 90 | 1 | / |
| Postyshenko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Patashenko | 80 | 283 | / |
| Potychenko | 80 | 8 | / |
| Potichenko | 80 | 6 | / |
| Podtychenko | 76 | 24 | / |
| Pastyshenko | 76 | 3 | / |
| Pateychenko | 76 | 1 | / |
| Poticenko | 74 | 1 | / |
| Patychenko | 70 | 133 | / |
| Patichenko | 70 | 32 | / |
| Potashinka | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pastichenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paticenko | 63 | 8 | / |
Poteshenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poteshenko in the Russian language | ||
| Потешенко | potesenko | - |
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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 Poteshenko
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