Potko Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus571:166,68522,308
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Potko Last Name Facts

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

Potko (Russian: Потько) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Potko.

How Common Is The Last Name Potko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Potko is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Potko are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Potko is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 166,685. In Belarus it is mostly concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 93 percent reside, Minsk, where 5 percent reside and Gomel Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Belarus this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photko91246/
Potkoč9121/
Potkou911/
Photkot83162/
Poethko839/
Petko804,050/
Putko801,607/
Potka80730/
Patko80646/
Podko8025/
Potco8010/
Pätko801/
Photkhot774/
Pottkott771/
Phatko73243/
Patkos73219/
Phutko73159/
Phetko7371/
Patkoš7357/
Pettko7334/
Putkoo7329/
Patkou7321/
Potkas7318/
Pastko7317/
Postka7317/
Pathko7314/
Photka7312/
Podkos735/
Pothka733/
Pöthko732/
Putkoi732/
Poetka731/
Potkah731/
Petkho731/
Pattko731/
Patkho731/
Podkoh731/
Putkou731/
Pľutko731/
Poshtkooh711/
Poustka67306/
Phaetko67285/
Photkha6782/
Phatkot6718/
Podkots675/
Patkosh674/
Podgyko673/
Phetkoh672/
Patkhoa671/

Potko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potko in the Russian language
Потькоpotko-

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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 Potko
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