Potonya Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Potonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 72 | 1:2,001,709 | 124,796 |
| Belarus | 29 | 1:327,623 | 35,686 |
Potonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potonya (Russian: Потоня) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Potonya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potonya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,839,022nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Potonya reside; 65 percent reside in North Asia and 65 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,001,709. In Russia Potonya is primarily concentrated in: Primorsky Krai, where 92 percent reside, Moscow, where 4 percent reside and Perm Krai, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pototnya | 93 | 37 | / |
| Potonyacz | 88 | 17 | / |
| Potonia | 86 | 274 | / |
| Potenya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Potanya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Patonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Postogna | 80 | 52 | / |
| Pototnia | 80 | 19 | / |
| Pothanya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Potatnya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Photanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Patanya | 71 | 155 | / |
| Photthanya | 71 | 100 | / |
| Patonia | 71 | 25 | / |
| Putonia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Patonja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Potenia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Patenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Potangna | 67 | 29 | / |
| Patoniah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Puttanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pastonia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puttunya | 67 | 1 | / |
Potonya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potonya in the Russian language | ||
| Потоня | potona | - |
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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 Potonya
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