Potnik Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Potnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 139 | 1:17,897 | 4,141 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Potnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potnik (Russian: Потник) is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Potnik? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,214,709th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Potnik are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Potnik is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 17,897. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Drava, where 42 percent live, Carinthia, where 32 percent live and Savinja, where 24 percent live. Aside from Slovenia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 9 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potnick | 92 | 47 | / |
| Poutnik | 92 | 5 | / |
| Photnik | 92 | 2 | / |
| Potnaik | 92 | 2 | / |
| Potnisk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Potnaike | 86 | 1 | / |
| Putnik | 83 | 2,280 | / |
| Patnik | 83 | 72 | / |
| Potnek | 83 | 23 | / |
| Petnik | 83 | 2 | / |
| Potnic | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pútnik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Postnicks | 80 | 18 | / |
| Potnikova | 80 | 11 | / |
| Patnaik | 77 | 19,650 | / |
| Putnick | 77 | 201 | / |
| Postnyk | 77 | 74 | / |
| Patnick | 77 | 62 | / |
| Poutník | 77 | 31 | / |
| Pustnik | 77 | 14 | / |
| Petnick | 77 | 14 | / |
| Pattnik | 77 | 13 | / |
| Patneik | 77 | 5 | / |
| Potneck | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pottnek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patniek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Putnaik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phetnik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poutniková | 75 | 4 | / |
| Poutnikova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pattnaik | 71 | 30,538 | / |
| Postnykh | 71 | 453 | / |
| Postneek | 71 | 20 | / |
| Patnaick | 71 | 10 | / |
| Phatnaik | 71 | 8 | / |
| Patnaike | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pathnaik | 71 | 2 | / |
| Puttnick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potennek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paatnaik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patnnaik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patnaikq | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patnaikk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Postneck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Putnic | 67 | 115 | / |
| Putnikova | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pustynnik | 67 | 91 | / |
| Pětník | 67 | 75 | / |
| Putnyk | 67 | 62 | / |
| Patnikova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Podtynnikova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Patnic | 67 | 13 | / |
| Petnig | 67 | 12 | / |
| Petnic | 67 | 9 | / |
| Putník | 67 | 6 | / |
| Potnykova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pútniková | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pattnaaik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pattnaikk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Putniková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Podtynnyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pustinnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patnig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pottennek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patnek | 67 | 0 | / |
Potnik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potnik in the Russian language | ||
| Потник | potnik | - |
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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
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- 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 Potnik
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