Poteshkin Surname

474,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Poteshkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poteshkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6541:220,37223,889
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Poteshkin Last Name Facts

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

Poteshkin (Russian: Потешкин) is most common in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poteshkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 474,683rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,336,945 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Poteshkin reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Poteshkin is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 220,372. In Russia Poteshkin is most common in: Penza Oblast, where 38 percent live, Altai Krai, where 6 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Poteshkin Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Poteshkin last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poteshkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poteshkin in the Russian language
Потешкинpoteskin-

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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
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  • 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 Poteshkin
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