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 held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Potoková. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potokova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Potokova live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,619,360. In Russia Potokova is most frequent in: Republic of Adygea, where 38 percent live, Ivanovo Oblast, where 27 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent live. Outside of 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 holding the Potokova surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered with the 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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