Potolinca Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Potolinca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potolinca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1281:156,85816,457
England81:6,964,757184,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Potolincă (9) are calculated separately.

Potolinca Last Name Facts

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

Potolinca is found most in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms: Potolincă. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potolinca? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potolinca is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Potolinca are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 156,858. In Romania Potolinca is most frequent in: Iași County, where 96 percent reside, Brașov County, where 3 percent reside and Neamț County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania Potolinca exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Greece, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Potolinca
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