Potocki Surname

62,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Potocki Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller near the brook.

Potocki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,2451:6,086734
United States1,2801:283,17126,355
Canada921:400,49635,373
Argentina821:521,26138,206
England571:977,51048,999
France541:1,230,050127,496
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Israel431:199,01519,367
Australia421:642,75544,739
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Potočki (550) & Potoćki (2) are calculated separately.

Potocki Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller near the brook.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Potocki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potocki is found most frequently in Poland. It can be rendered as a variant: Potočki or Potoćki. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potocki.

How Common Is The Last Name Potocki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 62,030th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 899,919 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Potocki live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 6,245 people, or 1 in 6,086. Aside from Poland it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Potocki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potocki has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Potocki surname grew 16,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potocki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potocki are 13.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Potocki earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.68% more than the national average, earning $55,984 CAD per year.

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