Potocarova Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Potocarova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potocarova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Potočarova (1) & Potočárová (194) are calculated separately.

Potocarova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potocarova is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Potočarova or Potočárová. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potocarova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potocarova is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potocarova live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 667,056. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Žilina Region, where 50 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 25 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Slovakia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potočarova971/
Potočárová90194/
Potocar8295/
Potochar7865/
Potocsar7813/
Pottocar784/
Potociar783/
Potokar711,057/
Potočar71377/
Potocsár6724/

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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 Potocarova
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