Potomak Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Potomak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potomak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria121:709,62061,025
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Potomák (21) are calculated separately.

Potomak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potomak (Russian: Потомак) is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Potomák. Click here for further potential spellings of Potomak.

How Common Is The Last Name Potomak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Potomak reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Potomak is most commonly used in Austria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 709,620. In Austria Potomak is most common in: Vorarlberg, where 92 percent reside and Vienna, where 8 percent reside. Other than Austria Potomak is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 38 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 13 percent reside.

Potomak Last Name Statistics demography

Potomak earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $55,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potomák9521/
Potomac8632/
Potomaková821/
Potomáková7123/
Potamac711/
Puttamak674/
Petemack671/
Potamoke671/
Putusmak671/
Pattamak671/
Puttamake635/
Pattamake633/
Pattameak632/
Pattamook507/

Potomak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potomak in the Russian language
Потомакpotomak-

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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 Potomak
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