Potić Surname

340,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Potić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,0421:6,857829
North Macedonia201:105,0749,036
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Potic (48) are calculated separately.

Potić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potić occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Potic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potić is the 340,834th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,760,247 people. The surname Potić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Potić is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is held by 1,042 people, or 1 in 6,857. In Serbia Potić is primarily found in: Pirot District, where 60 percent live, Belgrade, where 13 percent live and Nišava District, where 11 percent live. Apart from Serbia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 2 percent live and Croatia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potic9348/
Poštić91656/
Postić9132/
Pothić911/
Putić80366/
Patić8097/
Poteć807/
Potiez73641/
Pustić7316/
Potich7312/
Postič736/
Poitiz731/
Pottiz731/
Poštič731/
Potics730/
Pottiez671,383/
Potiche67100/
Pustaić6736/
Pothiez671/

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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 Potić
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