Potomkin Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Potomkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Potomkin Demographics
Potomkin Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potomkina | 94 | 35 | / |
| Potemkin | 88 | 3,304 | / |
| Potamkin | 88 | 40 | / |
| Potomkyn | 88 | 2 | / |
| Potěmkin | 88 | 2 | / |
| Potonkin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Potomkyna | 82 | 4 | / |
| Podtemkin | 82 | 4 | / |
| Potemkyn | 75 | 854 | / |
| Potankin | 75 | 71 | / |
| Patemkin | 75 | 36 | / |
| Potemken | 75 | 7 | / |
| Potankina | 71 | 80 | / |
| Potankien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Podtankin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phootongking | 70 | 1 | / |
| Patankin | 63 | 5 | / |
| Patemkyn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Potankyn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Patankina | 59 | 3 | / |
| Potankyna | 59 | 1 | / |
| Patonchin | 59 | 1 | / |
Potomkin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potomkin in the Russian language | ||
| Потомкин | potomkin | - |
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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 Potomkin
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