Potoku Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Potoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo4441:4,193700
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Potoku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potoku (Russian: Потоку) occurs most in Kosovo. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 597,433rd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The surname Potoku occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Potoku are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 4,193. In Kosovo Potoku is most frequent in: District of Pristina, where 64 percent live, District of Mitrovica, where 35 percent live and District of Gjakova, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kosovo this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Potoku Last Name Statistics demography

Potoku earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 41.18% less than the national average, earning 203,556 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potokou922/
Potoukou861/
Petoku83117/
Patoku8396/
Potuku8326/
Poutoukou8013/
Potukcu7720/
Pothuku778/
Potocou771/
Pottaku771/
Pothakou7141/
Podtakuy713/
Patoukou711/
Potakhou711/
Potakaus711/
Phottakhu67187/
Patuku6780/
Pataku6764/
Putaku6711/
Potecu675/
Putuku674/
Petaku672/
Phodtakhu671/
Pateku671/
Peteku671/

Potoku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potoku in the Russian language
Потокуpotoku-

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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 Potoku
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