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

The last name Poteshkin (Russian: Потешкин) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Poteshkin is the 474,683^rd most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Poteshkin reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 220,372. In Russia it is mostly found in: Penza Oblast, where 38 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 6 percent are found and Kemerovo Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Russia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Poteshkin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Poteshkin surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.