Potomkin Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potomkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potomkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Potomkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potomkin (Russian: Потомкин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potomkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Potomkin live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 2,771,597. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Voronezh Oblast, where 52 percent live, Moscow, where 12 percent live and Kursk Oblast, where 8 percent live. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Potomkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potomkina9435/
Potemkin883,304/
Potamkin8840/
Potomkyn882/
Potěmkin882/
Potonkin881/
Potomkyna824/
Podtemkin824/
Potemkyn75854/
Potankin7571/
Patemkin7536/
Potemken757/
Potankina7180/
Potankien711/
Podtankin711/
Phootongking701/
Patankin635/
Patemkyn631/
Potankyn631/
Patankina593/
Potankyna591/
Patonchin591/

Potomkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potomkin in the Russian language
Потомкинpotomkin-

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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 Potomkin
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