Potokova Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Potokova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potokova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Potoková (22) are calculated separately.

Potokova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potokova (Russian: Потокова) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Potoková. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potokova? popularity and diffusion

Potokova is the 1,775,494th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Potokova reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,619,360. In Russia Potokova is mostly concentrated in: Republic of Adygea, where 38 percent live, Ivanovo Oblast, where 27 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent live. Not including Russia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent live and Bulgaria, where 2 percent live.

Potokova Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potokova surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potokova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potokova in the Russian language
Потоковаpotokova-

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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 Potokova
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