Potka Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Potka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania5301:5,4981,039
Greece651:170,45827,584
Finland631:87,2499,246
Poland501:760,17561,940
India101:76,706,538639,611
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Potka (17) may also be a first name.

Potka Last Name Facts

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

Potka (Russian: Потка) is more frequently found in Albania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 462,174th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. Potka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Potka are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Albania, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 5,498. In Albania Potka is primarily found in: Korçë County, where 62 percent live, Tirana County, where 19 percent live and Shkodër County, where 15 percent live. Besides Albania it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 9 percent live and Finland, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potkay91205/
Potkaj91151/
Potkas9118/
Postka9117/
Photka9112/
Potkai915/
Pothka913/
Poetka911/
Potkah911/
Poustka83306/
Photkha8382/
Patka801,053/
Petka80841/
Putka80263/
Potko8066/
Podka8049/
Pátka8048/
Potke805/
Potki805/
Potky800/
Photkhai7714/
Photkhat774/
Pottkaup771/
Petkau731,002/
Pátkai73471/
Photko73246/
Patkaň73178/
Podkas73166/
Pathka73108/
Patkau73107/
Pettka7382/
Pätkau7377/
Patkai7361/
Pátkay7330/
Petkai7330/
Potkey7330/
Patkay7322/
Potkoč7321/
Phatka7318/
Puutka7314/
Putkai7313/
Petcka7312/
Poetke7310/
Phetka738/
Podkaj737/
Pastka736/
Podkay735/
Pătkaș734/
Potker733/
Putkaa733/
Pottke732/
Petkay732/
Patkah732/
Patkad731/
Potcki731/
Pothke731/
Potkou731/
Podcka731/
Potket731/
Pfutka731/
Patkaï731/
Patkat731/
Patkha731/
Peetka731/
Photke731/
Putcka730/
Poutke730/
Patcka730/
Pautka730/
Paetkau67378/
Pottker67259/
Photkhi67249/
Photkot67162/
Poethke67132/
Poedtke6786/
Phetkai6763/
Poethko679/
Patkhat678/
Petkhai678/
Paustka676/
Photket674/
Pathkat674/
Pootket674/
Pathkai673/
Poettke672/
Postkei671/
Patkhoa671/
Postkhi671/
Poudkka671/
Pathkau671/
Putkait671/
Potcker671/
Phatkha671/

Potka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potka in the Russian language
Поткаpotka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potka
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