Potoka Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Ukraine621:734,23775,898
Belarus561:169,66222,625
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Potoka (82) may also be a first name.

Potoka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potoka (Russian: Потока) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoka? popularity and diffusion

Potoka is the 811,192nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Potoka are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Potoka is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 82 people.

The surname Potoka is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States Potoka is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 71 percent are found, North Carolina, where 6 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 18 percent are found and Belarus, where 16 percent are found.

Potoka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Potoka surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

Potoka earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning $30,902 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potocka92235/
Potokai9210/
Poutoka925/
Potokha925/
Potokas922/
Pothoka921/
Potoska921/
Poutokas8656/
Potockai861/
Postocka861/
Potockas861/
Potohska861/
Poutouka861/
Patoka833,072/
Potoki83773/
Potaka83454/
Potoky83221/
Potoko83151/
Potuka8322/
Poteka8315/
Potoke835/
Putoka833/
Petoka832/
Phototkha804/
Potockaja804/
Postojska801/
Potocká77538/
Patocka77500/
Potocký77425/
Potekha77403/
Potoski77337/
Potocky77133/
Patoska77101/
Potoker7790/
Potocea7782/
Patokah7777/
Potakka7741/
Pothaka7737/
Potosca7731/
Pothuka7730/
Potocko7727/
Potokyi7722/
Potokho7721/
Pottaka7718/
Potozki7718/
Potozky7714/
Putokai7713/
Photaka778/
Potacka778/
Potokos778/
Postõka778/
Pattoka777/
Potokqi776/
Phetoka776/
Potokiy774/
Patokha774/
Puthoka774/
Potaska772/
Pototki772/
Potakat772/
Potucka772/
Potokou772/
Podteka772/
Petokha772/
Potakas772/
Potheka771/
Pastoka771/
Potokey771/
Potoqua771/
Postaka771/
Potocke771/
Potaaka771/
Potecka771/
Poutaka771/
Potokys771/
Photeka771/
Potakad771/
Phethoka71266/
Postoiko71138/
Postoyko71104/
Patochka7170/
Patoukas7156/
Posteuka7145/
Pothakat7141/
Potockis7119/
Pothakka7112/
Potoskei719/
Pottekka718/
Pottakka716/
Potockij715/
Postosky715/
Pothakad714/
Potoocki713/
Pooteeka713/
Potoscki712/
Pohtoske711/
Pothukah711/
Potokich711/
Potoskiy711/
Potthaka711/
Photoker711/
Putokait711/
Postojko711/
Potoukou711/
Potakaus711/
Poutouki711/
Postakai711/
Phothaka711/
Putuka67828/
Pataka67539/
Poteca67220/
Patoki67175/
Putaka67128/
Phuthotka67110/
Poteko6798/
Petaka6767/
Pateka6758/
Patoke6745/
Patuka6735/
Patoko6734/
Potaki6734/
Poshtokhi6734/
Peteka6726/
Patoschka6718/
Poutoukou6713/
Potako6712/
Patoca6711/
Potaky6711/
Potake679/
Potoco679/
Postoshko676/
Phothakat674/
Pottakkad673/
Potuki673/
Patoky673/
Phooteeka673/
Potaco672/
Pottakkat671/
Pottoskey671/
Puthookad671/
Poushtoki671/
Poutoukho671/
Patoká671/
Pastoshka671/
Petoko671/
Putoko671/
Postuszka671/
Potaqa671/
Poteco671/
Poutoukis671/

Potoka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potoka in the Russian language
Потокаpotoka-

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Footnotes

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