Potnek Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Potnek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potnek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia121:352,38432,084
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Potnek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potnek occurs most in Croatia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potnek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Potnek are found; 52 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Potnek is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 352,384. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 75 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 25 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Potnek Last Name Statistics demography

Potnek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potneck923/
Pottnek921/
Ponek91104/
Postneek8620/
Potennek861/
Postneck861/
Potnik83193/
Poneke83105/
Phonek8333/
Poneck8316/
Pongek8312/
Poonek831/
Poínek831/
Patnek830/
Pottennek801/
Phongek7786/
Postnyk7774/
Potnick7747/
Poutník7731/
Poutnik775/
Patneik775/
Ponneck773/
Photnik772/
Posneck772/
Potnaik772/
Patniek771/
Phoneak771/
Potnisk771/
Patneks770/
Panek7321,090/
Pánek732,162/
Ponik731,114/
Ponyk73256/
Ponec73226/
Poník7349/
Poneg7316/
Ponex737/
Postnykh71453/
Potennec7113/
Ponekova719/
Poneková716/
Potnaike711/
Putnik672,280/
Pannek671,059/
Ponick67514/
Phanek67253/
Phonex67220/
Posnik67216/
Posnyk6779/
Pětník6775/
Patnik6772/
Paneak6771/
Putnyk6762/
Paneuk6755/
Paneck6726/
Paneke6722/
Ponike6718/
Postnicks6718/
Ponieg6713/
Potnikova6711/
Paniek6710/
Putník676/
Ponyok675/
Potnykova675/
Posník674/
Panesk674/
Ponnik674/
Ponikh672/
Phoneg672/
Petnik672/
Podtynnyk672/
Pagnek672/
Petnyk671/
Pohnik671/
Potnic671/
Paneek671/
Panekh671/
Pútnik671/
Ponyck671/
Putneg670/

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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 Potnek
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