Potoniec Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Potoniec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoniec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6711:56,6458,927
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Potoniec Last Name Facts

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

Potoniec occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoniec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 445,430th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. Potoniec is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Potoniec live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Potoniec is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 56,645. Outside of Poland Potoniec occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Potoniec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potoniec last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Potoniec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potonic9330/
Potaniec8874/
Potonnec885/
Poteniec881/
Potounec881/
Potonick881/
Potonich881/
Potonyecz8226/
Petonic8050/
Potenec8042/
Potonić8041/
Potanec807/
Potonik802/
Potoenjeck781/
Patonich75218/
Petonjic7542/
Petonick7515/
Potanich754/
Pataniec753/
Potosnik751/
Potoenik751/
Potaniecová741/
Potasnick7137/
Postotnik7127/
Pothenick7126/
Putanec67205/
Patanic6765/
Patanec6716/
Petanec6712/
Patonik6711/
Petanic679/
Poothanick671/
Potanik671/
Potanek671/

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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 Potoniec
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