Potonova Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Potonova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potonova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Potonova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potonova (Russian: Потонова) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potonova? popularity and diffusion

Potonova is the 4,206,983rd most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Potonova are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Potonova is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 9,007,691. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Chuvash Republic, where 56 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 19 percent live and Murmansk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Outside of Russia Potonova exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 23 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postonova948/
Potonov9320/
Petonova88280/
Potanova8874/
Patonova8821/
Postonov8813/
Postanova8222/
Petounova821/
Postunova821/
Potanov8083/
Patonov8018/
Poshtanova789/
Poton77605/
Petanova75123/
Patanova7532/
Putanova7525/
Petenova7518/
Postanov7515/
Pastonov756/
Patenova753/
Pattonov752/
Poston7114,550/
Photon712,845/
Potton71952/
Potong71759/
Poyton71242/
Pouton71193/
Pooton7149/
Pothon7119/
Potone7117/
Poiton719/
Pastunova717/
Pastanova714/
Poshtanov714/
Potanavad712/
Potoon712/
Pattonová711/
Pothanava711/
Potoin711/
Pochtanov711/
Paustonov711/
Pustunova711/
Putannova711/
Potond711/
Puoton711/
Pattanova711/
Pothong671,940/
Photong671,345/
Poutong67143/
Pootong67132/
Potonne6738/
Patanov6734/
Pothuon6732/
Phothon6727/
Pashtanova6721/
Pottong6720/
Potocin6713/
Postone6711/
Poutoun6711/
Pootoon678/
Pohtong678/
Poothon677/
Patonob677/
Potoine673/
Photoon672/
Potosen672/
Potosin672/
Poiston672/
Postong671/
Poytong671/
Pouthon671/
Poutonh671/
Photton671/
Potanow671/
Poohton671/
Podtong671/
Phooton671/
Potoung671/
Posston671/
Pottone671/
Poutone671/
Phoiton671/
Potohyn671/
Pouston670/
Poutton670/

Potonova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potonova in the Russian language
Потоноваpotonova-

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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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  • 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 Potonova
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