Potocnik Surname
Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname
Potocnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 430 | 1:19,803 | 3,074 |
| United States | 267 | 1:1,357,524 | 94,287 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Switzerland | 54 | 1:152,091 | 14,437 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
The alternate forms: Potočnik (6,773) & Potočník (42) are calculated separately.
Potocnik Demographics
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Potocnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potocnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potocnik is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Potočnik or Potočník. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potocnik? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 337,484th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,679,694 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Potocnik live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 19,803. In Austria it is most numerous in: Styria, where 61 percent reside, Carinthia, where 18 percent reside and Vienna, where 7 percent reside. Other than Austria this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.
Potocnik Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Potocnik last name are 16.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.18% being registered with the political party.
The amount Potocnik earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.86% less than the national average, earning R 133,416 per year; in United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $54,636 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potočnik | 96 | 6,773 | / |
| Potochnik | 94 | 245 | / |
| Potocznik | 94 | 25 | / |
| Potocsnik | 94 | 11 | / |
| Potocnick | 94 | 4 | / |
| Potocnnik | 94 | 1 | / |
| Potočník | 92 | 42 | / |
| Potochnick | 89 | 49 | / |
| Potoschnik | 89 | 4 | / |
| Potocnic | 88 | 6 | / |
| Potośnik | 88 | 1 | / |
| Potosnik | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pototschnik | 84 | 185 | / |
| Potoshnik | 82 | 45 | / |
| Potochnic | 82 | 30 | / |
| Potochnyk | 82 | 3 | / |
| Potachnik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Potocsniková | 80 | 2 | / |
| Potaschnik | 78 | 8 | / |
| Potoshnick | 78 | 5 | / |
| Potoschnig | 78 | 2 | / |
| Potachnick | 78 | 1 | / |
| Potasnik | 75 | 142 | / |
| Potuznik | 75 | 117 | / |
| Potaśnik | 75 | 94 | / |
| Potaznik | 75 | 60 | / |
| Potażnik | 75 | 7 | / |
| Potaźnik | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pototschnig | 74 | 454 | / |
| Potočniková | 74 | 2 | / |
| Potoschnigg | 74 | 1 | / |
| Potoşnikova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Potashnik | 71 | 335 | / |
| Potasznik | 71 | 167 | / |
| Potasnick | 71 | 37 | / |
| Potaznick | 71 | 17 | / |
| Patochnyk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potuznick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potekhnik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pototschnigg | 70 | 118 | / |
| Potoutschnig | 70 | 2 | / |
| Potashnick | 67 | 255 | / |
| Pataschnik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potaschnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Potocnik
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