Potolya Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Potolya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transnistria | 68 | 1:6,981 | 1,346 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
Potolya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potolya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potolya (Russian: Потоля) is carried by more people in Transnistria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Potolya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potolya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Potolya is the 1,907,068th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Potolya are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Transnistria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 6,981. In Transnistria it is most prevalent in: Slobozia District, where 78 percent live, Tiraspol Municipality, where 21 percent live and Bender Municipality, where 1 percent live. Apart from Transnistria Potolya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent live and Moldova, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potolya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potolya in the Russian language | ||
| Потоля | potola | - |
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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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- 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 Potolya
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