Potokar Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Potokar Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from Potokar, which means 'a person who lives near a creek' (from Slovenian potok, meaning 'creek').

Potokar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7081:3,514567
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Peru341:934,82718,471
France251:2,656,909193,074
Serbia221:324,77015,940
England91:6,190,895170,599
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Potokár (2) are calculated separately.

Potokar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from Potokar, which means 'a person who lives near a creek' (from Slovenian potok, meaning 'creek').

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Potokar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potokar (Marathi: पोटोकार) occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Potokár. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potokar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 346,158th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Potokar reside; 70 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 3,514. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Central Slovenia, where 62 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 10 percent are found and Central Sava, where 5 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Peru, where 3 percent are found.

Potokar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potokar last name are 27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Potokar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 32.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,639 per year and in United States they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning $53,740 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potokár952/
Potekar862,588/
Patokar861,149/
Potocar8695/
Potakar8621/
Potukar861/
Patodkar8056/
Pothekar8014/
Potakare808/
Paatokar807/
Poitakar806/
Pothakar805/
Patotkar805/
Pottocar804/
Pathokar804/
Pethokar804/
Pothukar803/
Patoskar802/
Potukhar801/
Patohkar801/
Patekar7123,332/
Patakar712,143/
Petakar711,108/
Petekar71555/
Patukar7140/
Potocarova7110/
Putukar716/
Putakar712/
Potecar711/
Pethakar674,360/
Pattekar671,155/
Pathekar67591/
Pethekar67492/
Patakare67415/
Pathakar67336/
Phatakar67243/
Phatekar6719/
Phutakar6716/
Pustakar6716/
Paatekar6713/
Puthakar676/
Pattakar675/
Pautakar674/
Patatkar674/
Pataekar674/
Phetakar674/
Paatakar672/
Paetekar672/
Patahkar671/
Patudkar671/
Patuskar671/
Pataakar671/
Puttakar671/
Putakkar671/
Peetekar671/
Peetakar671/

Potokar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potokar in the Marathi language
पोटोकारpotokara-

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