Potoczky Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Potoczky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoczky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary711:138,25712,695
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

The alternate forms: Potoczký (4) & Potóczky (1) are calculated separately.

Potoczky Last Name Facts

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

Potoczky is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Potoczký or Potóczky. For other potential spellings of Potoczky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoczky? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Potoczky reside; 52 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 138,257. In Hungary Potoczky is most numerous in: Budapest, where 65 percent live, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 32 percent live and Pest County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Hungary this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Potoczky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potoczky last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Potoczky earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.29% less than the national average, earning $28,783 USD 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
  • 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 Potoczky
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