Potnik Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Potnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1391:17,8974,141
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Austria161:532,21549,801
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

Potnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potnik in the Russian language
Потникpotnik-

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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
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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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