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
The surname Potkan (Russian: Поткань) has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Potkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,118,459th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is mostly found 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 used in Slovakia, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 25,905. In Slovakia Potkan is primarily found in: Žilina Region, where 62 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 35 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Slovakia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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