Potocnić Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Potocnić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 82 | 1:30,338 | 6,145 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1:1,190,825 | 29,487 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Potočnić (73) & Potocnic (6) are calculated separately.
Potocnić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potocnić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potocnić has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may occur as a variant: Potočnić or Potocnic. For other potential spellings of Potocnić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potocnić? popularity and diffusion
Potocnić is the 1,894,523rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Potocnić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Potocnić is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 30,338. In Slovenia Potocnić is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 43 percent reside, Drava, where 21 percent reside and Savinja, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 6 percent reside and Croatia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potočnić | 96 | 73 | / |
| Potocnic | 96 | 6 | / |
| Potocnik | 88 | 1,091 | / |
| Potochnik | 82 | 245 | / |
| Potochnic | 82 | 30 | / |
| Potocniak | 82 | 12 | / |
| Potocnick | 82 | 4 | / |
| Potocnnik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ptocnik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Potochniak | 78 | 668 | / |
| Potochnick | 78 | 49 | / |
| Potočnik | 75 | 6,773 | / |
| Potocnak | 75 | 74 | / |
| Potochnak | 71 | 11 | / |
| Potocanac | 71 | 7 | / |
| Potkownik | 71 | 3 | / |
| Potochnyk | 71 | 3 | / |
| Potocnaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potočniak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potachnik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ptacnik | 67 | 216 | / |
| Potochnyak | 67 | 53 | / |
| Potkonicky | 67 | 14 | / |
| Potachniuk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Potočnk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pyatochnik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potgong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potcong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potochnyuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potkowniuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pticnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patcnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potachnick | 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
- 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 Potocnić
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