Poteyan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Poteyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 13 | 1:225,398 | 5,875 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Poteyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poteyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poteyan (Russian: Потеян) is more commonly found in Armenia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poteyan? popularity and diffusion
Poteyan is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Poteyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Poteyan are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in Armenia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 225,398. In Armenia Poteyan is most frequent in: Armavir Province, where 85 percent reside and Yerevan, where 15 percent reside. Beside Armenia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poteyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poteyan in the Russian language | ||
| Потеян | potean | - |
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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 Poteyan
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