Potolova Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potolova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potolova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7071:203,85222,377
Ukraine741:615,17266,879
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Potolova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potolova (Georgian: პოტოლოვა, Russian: Потолова) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potolova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 425,369th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. The last name Potolova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Potolova are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 707 people, or 1 in 203,852. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Kaluga Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Voronezh Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Kursk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Russia Potolova exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 9 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 3 percent reside.

Potolova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Potolova last name is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Potolova surname are 34.71% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 81.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potolova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potolova in the Georgian language
პოტოლოვაpotolova-
Potolova in the Russian language
Потоловаpotolova-

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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 Potolova
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