Potonić Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Potonić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 39 | 1:63,787 | 9,424 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
The alternate forms: Potonic (30) are calculated separately.
Potonić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potonić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potonić is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Potonic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potonić? popularity and diffusion
Potonić is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potonić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 63,787. Excluding Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potonic | 95 | 30 | / |
| Potoniec | 80 | 766 | / |
| Potonich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pustotnić | 75 | 4 | / |
| Petanić | 71 | 48 | / |
| Patonich | 67 | 218 | / |
| Potaniec | 67 | 74 | / |
| Potonnec | 67 | 5 | / |
| Potanich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Potounec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patanic | 57 | 65 | / |
| Potanec | 57 | 7 | / |
| Peteniz | 57 | 2 | / |
| Patanich | 53 | 122 | / |
| Potanets | 53 | 21 | / |
| Patanici | 53 | 9 | / |
| Patonetz | 53 | 8 | / |
| Patonych | 53 | 6 | / |
| Pataniec | 53 | 3 | / |
| Pathanic | 53 | 1 | / |
| Potanych | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Potonić
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