Potonin Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Potonin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potonin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Potonin Last Name Facts

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

Potonin (Russian: Потонин) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potonin? popularity and diffusion

Potonin is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Potonin are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,502,187. Other than Poland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photonin9313/
Potanin862,981/
Patonin869/
Potonyn863/
Potunin862/
Potenin861/
Potanina803,190/
Pottonen8058/
Postonen8026/
Poutonen8020/
Patonina8015/
Potoinen8010/
Potonyna807/
Postanin801/
Pustonin801/
Poitenin801/
Pootamnin751/
Phuthonin751/
Patanin71282/
Potanyn71241/
Patunin7159/
Petenin7151/
Putonen7138/
Petanin7131/
Putanin7110/
Putunin715/
Patonen713/
Patonyn712/
Potaninova711/
Potenen711/
Petonen711/
Potanen711/
Pathanin673,033/
Puttonen671,931/
Poutanen671,655/
Potanyna67281/
Patanina67273/
Patunina6739/
Pautonen6737/
Paatonen6718/
Puotunen6718/
Patotnen6714/
Puutonen679/
Pehtonen677/
Patoneng675/
Putunina675/
Putanina674/
Pattanin673/
Patonyna672/
Pototnem672/
Pattonen671/
Poutenen671/
Poutunen671/

Potonin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potonin in the Russian language
Потонинpotonin-

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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 Potonin
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