Potomka Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Potomka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Potomka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Potomka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potomka (Russian: Потьомка) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Potomka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potomka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Potomka are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Potomka is most frequent in Israel, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel it is most common in: Haifa District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Israel Potomka occurs in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potemka86350/
Potosnka800/
Potemko7193/
Potanka7161/
Potonko714/
Patemka713/
Potonca711/
Patongka672/
Pothanka671/
Postanka670/

Potomka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potomka in the Russian language
Потьомкаpotomka-

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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 Potomka
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