Potofsky Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Potofsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potofsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Potofsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potofsky is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Potofsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Potofsky? popularity and diffusion

Potofsky is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Potofsky are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Potofsky is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Potofsky is most prevalent in: New York, where 77 percent reside, Virginia, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 36 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Potofsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potofsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Potofsky last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potofsky Last Name Statistics demography

Potofsky earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 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 Potofsky
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