Potoczniak Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Potoczniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoczniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1291:294,64135,378
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Potoczniak Last Name Facts

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

Potoczniak occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoczniak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Potoczniak reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 294,641. Outside of Poland this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Potoczniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potoczniak are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Potoczniak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potozniak9520/
Potocniak9512/
Potochniak90668/
Potaczniak901/
Potocnjak84120/
Potočniak841/
Potochnyak8053/
Potocsnyak8011/
Potočnjak74581/
Potočniaková7312/
Potocsnyaková701/

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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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  • 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 Potoczniak
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