Potkan Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Potkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 206 | 1:25,905 | 4,381 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Potkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potkan (Russian: Поткань) is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potkan.
How Common Is The Last Name Potkan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Potkan are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 25,905. In Slovakia Potkan is primarily found in: Žilina Region, where 62 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 35 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potkan in the Russian language | ||
| Поткань | potkan | - |
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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 Potkan
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