Potomsky Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Potomsky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Potomský (28) are calculated separately.
Potomsky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potomsky Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potomsky (Russian: Потомский) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms: Potomský. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potomsky? popularity and diffusion
The last name Potomsky is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Potomsky reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 36 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 36 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Barring Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potomský | 96 | 28 | / |
| Potomskyi | 94 | 90 | / |
| Potomskiy | 94 | 5 | / |
| Potomskaya | 89 | 32 | / |
| Potomski | 88 | 687 | / |
| Potomská | 88 | 19 | / |
| Potomska | 88 | 8 | / |
| Potemsky | 88 | 3 | / |
| Potamsky | 88 | 1 | / |
| Potemskyi | 82 | 36 | / |
| Potonskyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Potamskaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Potemski | 75 | 276 | / |
| Potansky | 75 | 7 | / |
| Potonski | 75 | 3 | / |
| Potamski | 75 | 2 | / |
| Potumska | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potochinsky | 74 | 19 | / |
| Potanskyi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Petomskie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pothanszky | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pothánszky | 67 | 12 | / |
| Potanskaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Potasinsky | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potocinski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pototinski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potański | 63 | 52 | / |
| Potanski | 63 | 43 | / |
| Potachinsky | 63 | 15 | / |
| Potańska | 63 | 4 | / |
| Potanska | 63 | 1 | / |
| Patochynskyi | 60 | 4 | / |
| Poitański | 59 | 2 | / |
| Potganski | 59 | 1 | / |
| Patumskie | 59 | 0 | / |
| Potasiński | 56 | 380 | / |
| Potasinski | 56 | 47 | / |
| Potacinski | 56 | 6 | / |
| Patanskaya | 56 | 1 | / |
| Potaszyński | 53 | 75 | / |
| Potaszynski | 53 | 5 | / |
| Patanski | 50 | 1 | / |
Potomsky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potomsky in the Russian language | ||
| Потомский | potomskij | - |
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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 Potomsky
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