Potocnik Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Potocnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potocnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4301:19,8033,074
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia571:473,60936,415
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Argentina511:838,10654,910
France151:4,428,181244,602
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Potočnik (6,773) & Potočník (42) are calculated separately.

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.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potocnik
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