Potfaj Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Potfaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potfaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia801:66,70612,954
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Potfaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potfaj has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Potfaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Potfaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potfaj is the 1,795,579th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Potfaj is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Potfaj reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 66,706. In Slovakia Potfaj is primarily concentrated in: Bratislava Region, where 49 percent live, Trenčín Region, where 45 percent live and Trnava Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Slovakia Potfaj exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 16 percent live and Czechia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potfay8314/
Pofa8065/
Potfajová8059/
Potfajova804/
Photfai7799/
Pottfay7730/
Phofa73372/
Poffa73233/
Poufa7355/
Patfa7314/
Poofa733/
Pofat731/
Pofad731/
Pofay731/
Pgofa731/
Posfai6753/
Phoffa6745/
Potfer6734/
Petfai6725/
Posfay6716/
Pouffa6712/
Potpha674/
Poffas674/
Potfayová673/
Poffad671/
Poifah671/
Phofat671/
Poufai671/
Pofiya671/
Poszfa671/
Poodfa671/
Pohfah671/
Putfah671/
Pofazh671/
Patfai671/
Poofai671/
Pofaht670/

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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 Potfaj
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