Potev Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Potev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Potev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potev (Russian: Потев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Potev is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Potev live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poteev91456/
Potaev91129/
Potiev9125/
Poteva9111/
Potoev917/
Pottev911/
Pottaev836/
Pottoev834/
Pochtev832/
Podtaev832/
Posteev831/
Pottiev831/
Petev80764/
Patev80265/
Potov80129/
Putev8014/
Potiv802/
Potav802/
Potep801/
Potepová778/
Potepova771/
Pateev73865/
Pateva73491/
Petaev73349/
Patiev73225/
Pataev73211/
Puteev73103/
Petoev7391/
Podtep7379/
Poetov7357/
Petiev7341/
Putiev7335/
Patoev7328/
Potipe7315/
Pahtev7313/
Pastev739/
Peteev739/
Puhtev739/
Puteva737/
Pustev732/
Pothep732/
Pautev731/
Pothew731/
Potept731/
Postiv731/
Potaiv731/
Photep731/
Pottyv731/
Pattaev67214/
Phothep67191/
Poztepe6721/
Puhteva6711/
Pasteev6710/
Patteev676/
Pothews676/
Pettaev675/
Puhteev674/
Puttiev673/
Poteepe672/
Pettiev672/
Pattiev672/
Phoutep671/
Pothoef671/
Pusteev671/
Pashtev671/
Pahtaev671/
Poothep671/
Poythep671/
Poostep671/

Potev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potev in the Russian language
Потевpotev-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Potev
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis